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Exploring How social media is transforming modern-day activism
In recent years, social media has revolutionized the way we connect, communicate, and share information. […]
Exploring How social media algorithms are affecting content consumption
In the digital age, social media platforms have become the go-to sources for news, entertainment, […]
Groundbreaking Studies Could Help Answer the Thorniest Questions About Social Media and Democracy
As social media platforms have empowered people to connect with others, express themselves freely, and build and be part of borderless communities, online political debate has erupted. Platforms like Facebook and Instagram have become a stage for democratic debate – between citizens, between candidates and voters, and for campaigners and advocacy groups. Much of that…
Real-Time Avatar Calls for When You’re Not Camera-Ready and More
Whether you’re Instagram famous, a casual doomscroller, or an adventurer about to head off on some daring VR exploits, your Meta Avatar lets you represent yourself seamlessly and hang out with others across the metaverse. More than a billion Meta Avatars have been created to-date, helping people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways.…
New Suicide and Self-Injury Crisis Support Feature Added in India
As part of our ongoing partnership with suicide and self-injury experts in India, we developed a video that will appear above the existing set of resources to better orient people to our in-product crisis support resources. The video acknowledges the difficulty of experiencing acute distress and encourages people to seek support using tools available on…
An Update on Meta’s Civil Rights Progress
Today, we’re sharing an update on Meta’s civil rights work. Since our last update in 2021, we’ve continued to make progress when it comes to advancing civil rights throughout the company. The following are key highlights: Helping Researchers Measure Fairness in our AI Models. Today, we’re releasing Casual Conversations v2, a consent-driven, publicly available dataset…
Protecting Public Debate During the War in Ukraine and Protests in Iran
At times of war and social unrest, apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger give people a way to connect within and across borders to share information and make their voices heard. In a number of regions around the world, we’ve seen attempts by governments to silence citizens, control the flow of information, and manipulate…
Meta’s Adversarial Threat Report, Fourth Quarter 2022
As part of our quarterly integrity reporting, we’re sharing a number of updates on our work to protect public debate and people’s ability to connect around the world. Over the past five years, we’ve shared our findings about threats we detect and remove from our platforms. In today’s threat report, we’re sharing information about three…
Adding Friulian as a Language Setting on Facebook
Today, we’re making Friulian, the minority language spoken in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, available as a language setting on Facebook. The initiative is a result of our collaboration with the Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, ARLeF (Regional Agency for the Friulian Language) and Insiel, the in-house ICT company of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, to promote everyday use of…