meta is scrapping fact checking on facebook and instagram, two of the world's largest social media platforms. microsoft announces a multimillion dollar ai investment in india. we will be live there with the latest. meta will end third—party fact checking on its social media platforms in the us. the company will move to a community note system where commenting on the accuracy of posts is now left to users. of posts does not have to users. this announcement comes as mark zuckerberg and other tech executives prepare for donald trump presidency. the bbc�*s north american business correspondent has more

details. the owner of facebook, meta, will end its third—party chat fact checking programme and moved to a community node system similar to one that elon musk�*s platform x users. restrictions on contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity will also end. mark zuckerberg says this will promote freedom of speech which he hopes to prioritise overtaking down misinformation. we built a lot of complex and systems to moderate content but the problem with complex systems as they make mistakes. evenif systems as they make mistakes. even if they accidentally just 16% posts that is millions of people. and we reached a point where there are too many mistakes and too much censorship.— mistakes and too much censorshi. ., _, , censorship. the move comes zuckerberg — censorship. the move comes zuckerberg and _ censorship. the move comes zuckerberg and other - censorship. the move comes . zuckerberg and other executives have made efforts to improve relations with president—elect donald trump for he takes office later this month. and just one day after facebook announced a ufc ceo and trump ally dayna wide will be on the board. trump and his republican

allies have previously criticised meta for its fact checking policy calling it censorship of right wing voices. trump cheered the move on tuesday saying that matter has come a long way while others including mince information exploits warned that letterforms could become more of cesspool of misinformation. the changes apply to the us are present and meta said there was no plan to roll out the changes in the eu which is subject to eu law that requires the company to combat misinformation. linda gal carino reacted to meta's leaders change while speaking at the trade show in las vegas. she called the decision to scale back content moderation is really exciting. our correspondent has been on the ground in vegas keeping up with the latest. it has been sensory overload here on the first official day of ces in las vegas. we have seen the

introduction of new tv screens that promise to be bigger and better, the introduction of you accessories for gamers and companies continue to slap the label of ai companies continue to slap the label of al on companies continue to slap the label of ai onjust companies continue to slap the label of al on just about everything you can think of. but the big news here on tuesday has been an appearance by linda yaccarino. she is the ceo of the social media platform x which is owned by elon musk. musk has been accused of spreading disinformation on the platform especially as it pertains to european politics, to uk politics. we asked yaccarino about this backstage here at ces and here is how it went. excuse me, linda. iam ces and here is how it went. excuse me, linda. i am so sorry to interrupt. i am with the bbc in the uk. to interrupt. i am with the bbc in the uk-_ in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting _ in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting right _ in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting right now. _ in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting right now. i - in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting right now. i am - in the uk. hang on, i am in a meeting right now. i am so l meeting right now. i am so sorry. meeting right now. i am so sor . ~ ., ., ., sorry. we want to ask whether elon sorry. we want to ask whether eton musk _ sorry. we want to ask whether eton musk is _ sorry. we want to ask whether elon musk is undermining... l sorry. we want to ask whether elon musk is undermining... . |

elon musk is undermining... . he has levelled accusations against turkiye starmer having to do with his record prosecuting child sex abuse cases. starmer has pushed back and most recently said that the online discourse has now crossed the line. on stage here at cas, yaccarino defended the commentary calling it courageous. social media networks have traditionally operated as silos managed by large tech firms. but a new technology known as the 31st will enable users to communicate across social media forms that are independent. another aggregator recently joined the network. it another aggregator recently joined the network.- joined the network. it gives everybody _ joined the network. it gives everybody on _ joined the network. it gives everybody on clipboard - joined the network. it gives i everybody on clipboard access to a lot more people who maybe were not using clipboard before. people who are currently on thread finesse or

on blue sky or mastodon. with this technology it starts to give everybody a place where they can all connect to each other regardless. this they can all connect to each other regardless.— they can all connect to each other regardless. as we saw in our previous — other regardless. as we saw in our previous reporting, - other regardless. as we saw in our previous reporting, the - our previous reporting, the promise of social media and how content moderation and the barriers are coming down as we just reported, one promise of the match three is to reduce censorship which opens the doors for all sorts of potentially harmful content. how does clipboard walk that line between maintaining a free space for people to exchange views and the propagation of false news or dangerous content?— false news or dangerous content? ~ . , ., content? what is powerful about the fediversef _ content? what is powerful about the fediversef or— content? what is powerful about the fediversef or the _ content? what is powerful about the fediversef or the broader- the fediversef or the broader social web is that the part of the web that uses these protocols,, those open protocols,, those open protocols that connect these people on the web. and what this allows is for many different approaches to moderation. and for people to do moderation at scale, across large apps as well is also for

themselves or for groups of people or even just within a feed. so you can think of it like the difference between a town square where it is basically impossible to moderate everyone in the town square, you have millions of people, versus being in a cafe. or in a small restaurant and talking to people who you want to talk to. so what these social web does is that it allows these smaller forums to come together with all sorts of different approaches to moderation and it gives people choice. ., ., , ., ~ choice. how do you think the incoming _ choice. how do you think the incoming president - choice. how do you think the incoming president trump i choice. how do you think the incoming president trump is| incoming president trump is going to have an impact on social media platforms and content moderation?- social media platforms and content moderation? even that elon musk _ content moderation? even that elon musk is — content moderation? even that elon musk is tom's _ content moderation? even that elon musk is tom's right-hand| elon musk is tom's right—hand quy' elon musk is tom's right—hand guy, i think, elon musk is tom's right—hand guy, ithink, on elon musk is tom's right—hand guy, i think, on this front especially with social networking and with a long's ownership of acts i think it will be very favourable to the world of social media. that said i do worry about the potential for regulatory things

that could happen that could favour x and disadvantage the more open platforms hopefully we will not see that happen. i will say that one of the things that has been great is many people have been on an ex— have been searching for more open opportunities and open platforms, specifically because they do not want to be trapped in a specific platform, they do not agree with the moderation policies. l115 not agree with the moderation olicies. ,, , ., ., , policies. us safety regulators have opened _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a new _ policies. us safety regulators have opened a new probe - policies. us safety regulators| have opened a new probe into tesla vehicles will stop the investigation is focused on a feature that allows users to move their cars remotely. the visual say that they started the investigation following four crashes involving the feature where the vehicles failed to detect a post or other parked vehicles. the company is also facing other investigations around its autopilot features which cause accidents, some of them fatal. shares in nvidia fell on wall street as investors were underwhelmed with the company's

announcement where the boss at unveiled a new family of gaming chips for personal computers. the slide lead to a sell—off in the text setter —— sector overnight with tesla and meta also closing in the red. in india microsoft has pledged $3 billion to develop the country was mcleod and ai infrastructure over the next two years. let's get more on this from our correspondent in delhi. what details do we know about microsoft's plans? microsoft chairman and ceo was speaking at the it hub city of bengaluru yesterday when he made these announcements and a day earlier with a highly publicised photographs of him meeting the indian prime minister to discuss more cooperation in the field of ai and after a few hours you heard announcements come out from microsoft. this has been called one of the largest investment in india and over a period of two years it is primarily going

to prioritise training indian tax professionals in the field of ai and establishing multiple data centres across the country. microsoft has a significant presence in india with over 20,000 employees with over 20 , 000 employees across with over 20,000 employees across ten cities but through the investment they are also looking to train about 10 million people at least, the emissions target, that make the initial target, emissions target, that make the initialtarget, in emissions target, that make the initial target, in the field of ai. that ties in with microsoft plans for enhancing its entire ai footprint announcing that an 80 billion dollar investment in this field and it also ties in for india because india has wanted to make giant strides in the field of ai which is widest tried to project itself is an ideal destination for this, not just microsoft, bigwigs from other companies such as nvidia also have been making trips to india to discuss investment opportunities. essentially this is the planet microsoft has to try and ensure that it makes the most of the emerging market here in india.—

here in india. certainly busy in the ai — here in india. certainly busy in the ai space _ here in india. certainly busy in the ai space there - here in india. certainly busy in the ai space there in - here in india. certainly busy i in the ai space there in india. thank you very much. getty images has announced it will merge with its rival, shutterstock two create a multibillion dollar company. they said they had complementary portfolios in a merger would offer customers a greater range of still and moving images as well as using in 3d pictures. it added that combining resources would help them invest in innovation such as using an artificial intelligence. the deal is valued at around $3.7 billion. before we go, bad news for fans of longo fc at the club will not play in the chinese super league next season. the china football association has denied the club permission to compete unless they sort out their financial issues and pay off their debt. the eight time champions are owned by ever ground, widely known for triggering china's ongoing property crisis since 2021. that is it for this edition. thank you for watching and i

will be back at the same time tomorrow.

hey, it's lucy with the catch—up. tonight allegations against mcdonald's, meta makes changes and a well—earned retirement. first tonight, a 14—year—old

boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in southeast london. he was killed this afternoon. no arrests have been made. that story is on the bbc news website. mcdonald's workers have said they are still facing harassment and sexual abuse. a year ago the boss promised to clean ahead at the company. matt used to work in mcdonald's. he said he quit because of a toxic work environment. for me it was being bullied for having a learning disability, having a problem with my eye — astigmatism. the boss in the uk said 29 people have been dismissed over sexual harassment allegations in the past 12 months and said the alleged cases published today were unacceptable. some other stories now. meta is getting rid of independent fact checkers on facebook and instagram. commenting on the accuracy of posts will be left to users.

mark zuckerberg said third—party moderators were too politically biased but campaigners say the move is motivated by getting on the right side of donald trump. and a police dog who survived a brutal attack has retired after six years of work. five years ago starc was hit with a machete while working. he won a bravery award and now he's retiring with a policeman who has been his handler for his whole career. and now ten seconds of some very cute animals do not seem to mind the cold weather. please enjoy these super cute videos of the pandas at a zoo in washington playing in the snow. that is us. have a good one. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun.

newcastle strike first in the english league cup. they stun arsenal at the emirates with isak again on the score sheet. a new era begins — former rivals andy murray and novak djokovic take to the australian open, with murray in his new role as coach. and we'll hear from great britain's victorious four—man bobsleigh team following their world cup win at the weekend. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it appears that newcastle have arsenal's number this season. they've beaten them in the league this season and now have the advantage going into the second leg of the carabao cup semi—final. eddie howe's side came away with a solid 2—0 win at the emirates, in a frustrating match for the gunners. alexander isak made the most of his opportunity to put

the away side ahead in the first half.