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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say 'ego or profit' is behind Meta's decision to scrap fact-checkers

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry said Meta's move should "deeply concern us all."Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Project Healthy MindsMeghan Markle and Prince Harry urged Meta to reverse its fact-checking policy rollback in the US.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said Meta's latest move should "deeply concern us all."The couple said that Mark Zuckerberg's company was allowed "ego or profit" to guide its decision-making.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle criticized Meta's decision to cut third-party fact-checking in the US and said the move would allow the spread of "hate, lies, and division" on its platforms.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have a record of speaking out about misinformation on social media and online bullying, published an open letter on Monday urging Mark Zuckerberg's company to reverse the policy change announced last week."It doesn't matter whether your views are left, right or somewhere in between," the Sussexes wrote.

 

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