Meta publishes first human rights report
The network giant Meta, whose platforms are regularly accused by NGOs and elected politicians of harming its users and democracy, has published its first annual report on its efforts to protect human rights.
It covers the years 2020 and 2021 and looks back at various measures taken on Facebook and Instagram to combat disinformation around Covid, for example, and summarizes previously published studies, such as those on elections in the United States or the Philippines.
“The report explains how our data regulations, law enforcement response team and assessments help protect people from illegal or excessive government surveillance,” the California group’s press release notes.
Meta, like its neighbor Google, was recently challenged by elected officials, organizations, and journalists on the issue of protecting the data of women seeking abortions in the United States, a constitutional right that the US Supreme Court struck down in late June.
