Today, we’re sharing an update on our work to help ensure a safe and secure General Election in Kenya on August 9. We’ve been preparing for the country’s 2022 election over the past year with the help of a dedicated team that’s working closely with election authorities and trusted partners in the country. Additionally, we’ve…
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Our Largest Ever Climate Survey Can Inform Policies, Research and Campaigns Around the World
Today, Meta and researchers at Yale University are publishing the results of our biggest ever global survey about public views towards climate change. In March and April this year, a sample of more than 100,000 Facebook users from nearly 200 countries and territories were asked about their knowledge of, and attitudes and behavior towards, climate change…
Taking a Deep Dive Into the Digitisation of Italian SMBs
Italy falls behind other EU countries in terms of digitisation, coming 20th in the European Commission’s DESI Index, which measures the digitisation of all 27 EU Member States. To help address this and give businesses a better understanding of the growth opportunity digitisation brings, we commissioned The European House – Ambrosetti to carry out a…
Introducing New Ways to Verify Age on Instagram
Starting today, we’re testing new options for people on Instagram to verify their age, starting with people based in the US. If someone attempts to edit their date of birth on Instagram from under the age of 18 to 18 or over, we’ll require them to verify their age using one of three options: upload…
Matching Products to People with Meta Discovery Commerce
We are seeing a drastic shift in consumer behaviour and expectations. Accelerated e-commerce adoption during the pandemic introduced consumers to new ways of interacting with brands. Shopping is no longer a functional task; it’s now a personalised and engaging experience, with people looking to be inspired. While search engines and e-commerce sites are great at…
What the Research on Social Media’s Impact on Democracy and Daily Life Says (and Doesn’t Say)
A recent article by Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic, titled “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life have Been Uniquely Stupid” has garnered a lot of attention. It is easy to see why just from that title. While Haidt certainly raises valid questions about social media’s impact, the preponderance of research tells a far…
Independent Assessment: Expanding End-to-End Encryption Protects Fundamental Human Rights
Today, we’re publishing the findings and recommendations of an independent human rights impact assessment (HRIA) on our plans to expand end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The assessment was conducted by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Meta’s Corporate Human Rights Policy.¹ We are taking the…
Update on our efforts towards free and fair elections in India
Facebook gives everyone a voice, no matter what your political views may be, which candidates or parties you support, or which causes you advocate. Facebook should be safe for both people and businesses. Whether it’s an ad for elections or business, we are focused to ensure our ads tools aren’t misused to discriminate or to…
Collaborating with AGIS to Support Performing Arts Businesses
In collaboration with AGIS, we’re announcing the six theater and dance companies that received financial support from the #SocialLive project. On March 1, we’re holding an event “SociaLive: Meta and Agis’ commitment to the world of performing arts” to present the winners. This marks the end of the journey started by Meta and AGIS in…
How Meta is Prepared to Protect the Upcoming State Elections in India
Meta has been preparing for these elections in India; we have a comprehensive strategy in place to keep people safe and encourage civic engagement. We’ll be activating our Elections Operations Center so we can watch out for potential abuses that could emerge across the platform related to these elections. That way we can respond to…