British law has not changed and tech giants must still obey it, the Science Secretary has said in response to Meta's decision to do away with content moderation teams.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his social media platforms would replace their longstanding fact-checking programme with a "community notes" system similar to Elon Musk's X platform.Mr Zuckerberg said the move, seen by some as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming Donald Trump administration in the US, was

British law has not changed and tech giants must still obey it, the Science Secretary has said in response to Meta's decision to do away with content moderation teams.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his social media platforms would replace their longstanding fact-checking programme with a "community notes" system similar to Elon Musk's X platform.Mr Zuckerberg said the move, seen by some as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming Donald Trump administration in the US, was about "restoring freedom of expression".