Last week, we shared more details about a public database containing information about people on Facebook that appeared online and generated a lot of conversation around data scraping. Given the fact that similar stories have emerged since then about public datasets involving information obtained from a number of other companies, including LinkedIn and Clubhouse, we’d…
This Earth Day, Facebook is empowering people to get informed and take action on climate change. We are also marking a milestone as our global operations are now supported by 100% renewable energy. To better understand people’s perspectives towards climate change, we ran a survey on Facebook in over 30 countries and territories, in partnership…
Starting today, people who use Facebook and Instagram now have the ability to appeal other people’s content that has been left up to the Oversight Board. Since October 2020, if content was removed from Facebook or Instagram and a user disagreed with Facebook’s re-reviewed decision to keep it down, that content was eligible for final…
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened demand for critical internet access and people not yet connected are being left further behind. The fifth edition of the Inclusive Internet Index, released today, depicts an internet that is more accessible and affordable than ever. Quality internet access is more essential to everyday living than ever before. People around the…
Now that states in the US are opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults, Facebook is helping connect people with state-specific information from local health departments about COVID-19 vaccines and how people can get vaccinated. To do this, we’re replicating our state-by-state strategies we used during the US 2020 presidential election since both voting and…
Small businesses around the world have struggled since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago. While the roll-out of vaccines gives a reason to be hopeful, our latest Global State of Small Business Report is a timely reminder that many are still vulnerable and need support. And those feeling the impact of…
Physical distance shouldn’t limit our ability to connect with other people. That’s why Facebook built Portal — a smart, hands-free video calling device with high-fidelity sound and an AI-powered Smart Camera to keep your conversation in focus. In addition to Workplace on Portal, last year, we introduced support for BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex, and Zoom on Portal…
In the third episode of our Privacy Conversations series, Facebook’s Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer for Public Policy, Erin Egan, sits down with Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). They discuss the analysis FPF recently conducted to understand global data flows and how certain industries like retail and educational technology…
We’re constantly working to find and stop coordinated campaigns that seek to manipulate public debate across our apps. The Purpose of This Report Over the past three and a half years, we’ve shared our findings about coordinated inauthentic behavior we detect and remove from our platforms. As part of our regular CIB reports, we’re sharing…
On April 3, Business Insider published a story saying that information from more than 530 million Facebook users had been made publicly available in an unsecured database. We have teams dedicated to addressing these kinds of issues and understand the impact they can have on the people who use our services. It is important to…