Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will ditch fact-checkers moderating content on its platforms and adopt community notes, similar to the one already existing on rival platform X.

“We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes, similar to X,” Mr Zuckerberg said in a video on Tuesday.

“We’re gonna get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms,” he added.

This is the latest in a series of recent sweeping policy changes Meta has embarked on that will significantly change how posts, videos and other content are moderated on Facebook and Instagram.

Before now, Meta had heavily relied on its fact-checkers to moderate content on its platforms, and some sections have accused the public of using this means to suppress certain content unfavourable to the left wing.

However, recent decisions, which include the appointment of President-elect Donald Trump’s ally and UFC CEO Dana White as a new board member at Meta, have shown a significant ideological shift within the company to the right.