Meta’s Oversight Board warns that “Community Notes” aren’t a proper substitute for fact-checking globally

On Thursday, Meta’s Oversight Board , a quasi-independent body that reviews the social media giant’s moderation practices, ruled that “Community Notes” are not a proper substitute for its fact-checking program. In a new “ policy advisory opinion , the Board expressed concerns about how effective Community Notes would be in a litany of circumstances, “including in repressive human rights regimes, i