Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective is at curbing misinformation?

Social media companies are abandoning years of fact-checking practices as Republicans criticize it as censorship.

(Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta assured advertisers this week that its "community notes", similar to that used on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, will not apply to paid ads when they arrive later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms assured advertisers this week that its “Community Notes,” which will let users crowdsource annotations on posts that they believe are false or need context,

Meta (NASDAQ:META) will not apply "Community Notes" to its paid advertisements when they arrive later this year, Reuters reported late on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Community Notes on Meta,