Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT

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This week, Meta announced a series of content moderation changes that will transform the way the social media company’s platforms deal with misinformation and hate speech. We break down what these changes will mean for users and why the company seems to be caving to the right’s arguments on censorship. Then, we’ll explain why 2025 is already shaping up to be a huge year in A.I. — with models like OpenAI’s o3, Google’s Gemini 2.0 and DeepSeek, from China, stirring discussion that superintelligence is near. And finally, we play a round of HatGPT.

Additional Reading:

• Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts

• OpenAI Unveils New A.I. That Can ‘Reason’ Through Math and Science Problems

• Netflix’s WWE investment and the Future of Live Events on the Platform

• MegaLag’s Video Investigation Into Honey

• Los Angeles Man Is Trapped in Circling Waymo on Way to Airport: ‘Is Somebody Playing a Joke?’

Credit…Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters

Credits

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn. This episode was edited by Rachel Dry. Our executive producer is Jen Poyant. Engineering by Chris Wood and original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto. Fact-checking by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Dahlia Haddad and Jeffrey Miranda.

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