The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Jan. 8, edition that Meta is ending its fact-checking program and easing content restrictions to reduce censorship, aligning more with the incoming Trump administration. The Globe's Pippa Norman writes that Meta will replace its independent fact-checking with a community notes model (similar to the model on X), allowing users to write and rate comments on misleading posts. Meta cited bias among expert fact-checkers as a reason for the change. The community notes system will be phased in over the next couple of months, starting in the United States. Meta is also removing restrictions on certain topics, such as immigration and gender, dialling back on content filters, and reintroducing more content related to politics and social issues. Meta's changes reflect a broader trend where companies and governments align with the incoming U.S. president's policy proposals. This trend has implications for Canadian on-line policy. Law professor Michael Geist sees Canada's current digital content policies coming under pressure from the U.S. in the near future, and the possibility of a Conservative government coming to power in Canada this year only makes that more likely.