With social platforms scaling back content moderation, progressive outlet Courier Newsroom aims to cut through the noise, offering brands a safer alternative for digital advertising.
The company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who appears to be cozying up to president-elect Donald Trump (and is expected to attend his inauguration on January 20), has admitted that the shift could result in more controversial content on its platforms but says the changes reflect Meta’s commitment to free expression.
And while Meta follows in the footsteps of X – which made waves when billionaire owner Elon Musk cut back on content moderation in 2022 – many traditional newsrooms are shrinking, leaving a potentially dangerous void in the information ecosystem.
At a moment when both users and advertisers may be on edge about the likely increase in misinformation on social media, one progressive news outlet, Courier Newsroom, is on a mission to leverage social …