Meta drops fact-checking ‘starting in the US.’ From the Brussels Effect to the Texas Effect
Meta drops fact-checking ‘starting in the US.’ From the Brussels Effect to the Texas Effect
The blog provides an analysis of the news that Meta will stop its US fact-checking program, followed by the news that Zuckerberg has urged Trump to help stop the penalties of the European Commission on the basis that they are tariffs. I argue that this symbolises a push-back against the 'Brussels effect’ of platform regulation, which is likely to be successful in the case of disinformation given that the Digital Services Act is weak on disinformation. If European enforcement of EU law for the EU can be thwarted, a Texas effect will make itself felt in its place.
disinformation, Meta, misinformation, Digital Services Act, Brussels Effect, Texas Effect, fact-checking, content moderation
Kohl, Uta
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18 January 2025
Kohl, Uta
813ff335-441f-4027-801b-4e6fc48409c3
Uta Kohl (Author)
(2025)
Meta drops fact-checking ‘starting in the US.’ From the Brussels Effect to the Texas Effect
KU Leuven.
EU Renew
Abstract
The blog provides an analysis of the news that Meta will stop its US fact-checking program, followed by the news that Zuckerberg has urged Trump to help stop the penalties of the European Commission on the basis that they are tariffs. I argue that this symbolises a push-back against the 'Brussels effect’ of platform regulation, which is likely to be successful in the case of disinformation given that the Digital Services Act is weak on disinformation. If European enforcement of EU law for the EU can be thwarted, a Texas effect will make itself felt in its place.
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Submitted date: 13 January 2025
Published date: 18 January 2025
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disinformation, Meta, misinformation, Digital Services Act, Brussels Effect, Texas Effect, fact-checking, content moderation
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