Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has openly defended his company’s decision to scale back content moderation and fact-checking across its platforms, arguing that people are capable of deciding for themselves what to believe. His comments come as Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, faces sharp criticism over its move to restore greater freedom of speech online. In January, Meta announced that it would end certain controversial fact-checking practices and ease restrictions on content across its platforms. The company admitted that its existing moderation policies had “gone too far,” limiting free expression more than intended. The decision sparked immediate backlash…