We take a comprehensive approach in countries that are experiencing or at risk for conflict or violence — acting quickly to remove content that violates our policies and taking protective measures. Since 2018, we’ve built teams with expertise on issues such as human rights, hate speech, misinformation and polarization. Many have lived or worked in […]
Our comprehensive strategy to protect the US 2020 elections began years before the election cycle even began and was designed to last through the inauguration. This included implementing some temporary measures that were only a small part of our larger strategy. We expanded our policies in 2020 to disrupt militias from our services and have […]
Creating 10,000 new jobs at Facebook across the EU Building on our long standing European presence and putting the region at the heart of our plans to help build the metaverse Facebook is at the start of a journey to help build the next computing platform. Working with others, we’re developing what is often referred […]
We think focusing on prevalence, the amount of hate speech people actually see on the platform — and how we reduce it using all of our tools — is the most important measure. Our technology is having a big impact on reducing how much hate speech people see on Facebook. According to our latest Community […]
Today, we’re announcing Ego4D, a long-term project by Facebook AI that aims to solve research challenges around egocentric perception: the ability for AI to understand and interact with the world like we do, from a first-person perspective. AI typically learns from photos and videos captured in third-person, but next-generation AI will need to learn from […]
Today, we’re announcing updates to our bullying and harassment policies to better protect people on our apps. We’re introducing a policy to help protect people from mass harassment and intimidation. We’ll now remove more harmful content that attacks public figures, as well as provide more protections for public figures who have become famous involuntarily — […]
As elevated by the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, science shows that the next decade will be the defining period for dramatic emissions reductions to limit the worst impacts of climate change. Facebook recognizes the urgency of climate change and is committed to help tackle this global challenge. Earlier this year we announced […]
Starting November 1, we’ll host daily Live Shopping experiences on Facebook and Instagram with brands like Benefit Cosmetics, Cocokind, Macy’s, Paintbox Nails, Tanya Taylor, Ulta Beauty, Vuori and Walmart to educate shoppers and share exclusive deals. We’re bringing back #BuyBlack Friday to highlight Black-owned businesses and are providing weekly #BuyBlack collections on Facebook and Instagram. […]
We’re constantly working to find and stop coordinated campaigns that seek to manipulate public debate across our apps. Purpose of This Report Over the past four years, we’ve shared our findings about coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) we detect and remove from our platforms. As part of our regular CIB reports, we’re sharing information about all […]
More than 300M people have access to a faster internet thanks to the work of Facebook Connectivity, and we’re developing new technologies to connect the next billion people. Today, we’re sharing the latest developments on these innovative technologies, which can be deployed across the world by sea, land and air to ensure equitable access to […]