A number of recent public reports have claimed that our content moderation related to the war in Ukraine is biased. At the heart of these accusations is the claim that those who review content for Meta deliberately censor Ukrainian content, whilst freely allowing pro-Russian propaganda. These accusations are false and there is no evidence to…
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Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts With New Guardrails to Deter Repeat Offenses
Social media is rooted in the belief that open debate and the free flow of ideas are important values, especially at a time when they are under threat in many places around the world. As a general rule, we don’t want to get in the way of open, public and democratic debate on Meta’s platforms…
Helping Creators and Publishers Manage Intellectual Property with Rights Manager
Today, we’re launching a website dedicated solely to helping educate people on the way Rights Manager combats copyright infringement and protects lawful expression on Facebook and Instagram. Our new Rights Manager website includes details on all protections under Rights Manager. We provide unprecedented transparency into the tools and policies we use to help copyright holders…
Get a Front Row Seat to NBA Games on Meta Quest
Today, we’re expanding our partnership with the NBA and WNBA as the league’s official VR headset, bringing the excitement of professional basketball in VR to a new level. You can watch more than 50 upcoming games in XTADIUM* and Meta Horizon Worlds** on Meta Quest. XTADIUM gets you closer to sports action than ever before…
Building and Innovating With Privacy in Mind
Ahead of Data Privacy Day on January 28, we’re showcasing the work that goes into preserving the privacy of people who use and depend on our apps and technologies, and encouraging people to utilize the many privacy controls we offer. From ongoing improvements to our privacy program to strides being made in end-to-end encryption, here’s…
Centralizing Your Apps Settings in Accounts Center
Today, we’re announcing ways to make finding and managing certain settings easier across multiple apps. These improvements can all be found in Accounts Center, which is located in the settings menus for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. Things like Personal details, Passwords and security, and Ad preferences will now live in a centralized place, so it’ll…
Defending Our Ability to Protect and Empower People on our Apps
Next month, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could make it much harder for millions of online companies like Meta to provide the type of services that people enjoy using every day — to facilitate deep connections with friends and families, to discover new places, interests and communities, and to…
Leading the Fight Against Scraping-for-Hire
Today, Meta is fighting back against a scraping-for-hire service and filed a legal action against Voyager Labs in federal court in California. Voyager Labs is a scraping and surveillance service that improperly collected data from Facebook, Instagram and other websites. We disabled Voyager’s accounts, filed this action to enforce our Terms and Policies and asked…
Continuing to Create Age-Appropriate Ad Experiences for Teens
As part of our continued work to keep our apps age-appropriate for teens, we’re making further changes to their ad experiences. We recognize that teens aren’t necessarily as equipped as adults to make decisions about how their online data is used for advertising, particularly when it comes to showing them products available to purchase. For…
How Meta Uses Legal Bases for Processing Ads in the EU
Today, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has set out its findings on the legal basis that Facebook and Instagram use under GDPR for the purpose of serving behavioural advertisements. The debate around legal bases has been ongoing for some time and businesses have faced a lack of regulatory certainty in this area. We strongly…