Meta Kills Controversial Program After Criticism

Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video posted on Tuesday morning that Meta Platforms Inc. is rolling back its content moderation and fact-checking policies in a bid to “restore free expression” on the platform formerly known as Facebook, in what's sure to be a controversial move in the already fraught debate over information sharing on the platform.

Zuckerberg lamented that as misinformation has spread online, “governments and legacy media have pushed to censor more and more.” “We’ve reached...