Meta

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Actor type: Industry or tech company

Country: United States of America (USA)

Region: Global

Action Coalition on Meaningful Transparency

The Action Coalition on Meaningful Transparency is an initiative launched under the auspices of the Danish Tech for Democracy Initiative and the corresponding year of action. It is governed by[...]

Subject tag: Algorithmic systems | Data Access | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection

Aotearoa Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms

On July 25th 2022, Netsafe and NZTech launched a new initiative that commits a range of technology companies to reducing the risk of online content that may cause harm to[...]

Subject tag: Privacy and data protection

Tech Transparency Project

The Tech Transparency Project seeks to hold large technology companies accountable. TTP is an information and research hub for journalists, academics, policymakers and members of the public interested in exploring[...]

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access

Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation 2022 (Initiative)

The 2022 Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation builds on the pioneering 2018 Code while setting more ambitious commitments and measures aimed at countering online disinformation. The new Code brings[...]

Subject tag: Algorithmic systems | Data Access | Terrorism and violent extremism

Social Science One

Academic social scientists have more data than ever before to study human society, but a smaller proportion of existing data than at any time in history because most of it[...]

Subject tag: Algorithmic systems | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Research

Credibility Coalition

The Credibility Coalition brings people together to develop common standards for information credibility. [This entry was sourced from the Carnegie Endowment’s Partnership for Countering Influence Operations and its baseline datasets[...]

Subject tag: Disinformation and misinformation | Research

Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP)

Trust and Safety is a critical function at many of the world’s leading digital service companies. The people working in Trust and Safety help to promote a safer and more[...]

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Disinformation and misinformation | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

EDMO Working Group for the Creation of an Independent Intermediary Body to Support Research on Digital Platforms

Sixteen representatives of very large online platforms, academia, and civil society have begun work to develop an organizational model for a new independent intermediary body that will facilitate data sharing[...]

Subject tag: Data Access | Privacy and data protection

The Tech Coalition

Our members work together to drive critical advances in technology and adoption of best practices for keeping children safe online.

Subject tag: Child safety

Transparency center

Meta: Our approach to explaining ranking

As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, we provide tools and information to help people understand Meta’s technologies. AI system cards are our solution for explaining how the AI[...]

Published date: June 29, 2023

Subject tag: Algorithmic systems

Data sharing mechanism or programme

Instagram Graph API

Allows for access and managing of: published photos, videos, and stories, basic data about other Instagram Business users and Creators, moderating comments and their replies, measuring media and profile interaction,[...]

Published date: February 8, 2018

Subject tag: Data Access

Transparency center

Facebook Transparency Center

We keep people safe and let people hold us accountable by sharing our policies, enforcement and transparency reports. [This entry was sourced with minor edits from the Carnegie Endowment’s Partnership[...]

Published date: January 1, 2020

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Terrorism and violent extremism

Data sharing mechanism or programme

Facebook Data for Good

Timely insights and relevant datasets can improve how non-profits do their work, how researchers learn, and how policies are developed. When data is shared responsibly with the communities that need[...]

Published date: March 19, 2019

Subject tag: Data Access | Privacy and data protection

Data sharing mechanism or programme

Facebook Ad Library

The ad library provides advertising transparency by offering a comprehensive, searchable collection of all ads currently running from across Facebook apps and services, including Instagram. Ads can be searched via[...]

Published date: March 28, 2019

Subject tag: Advertising | Data Access

Data sharing mechanism or programme

Facebook Privacy-Protected Full URLs: Data Set

This document details a data set designed to allow researchers to study the distribution of URLs on Facebook and how users interacted with them. We’ve protected this data set using[...]

Published date: February 13, 2020

Subject tag: Data Access

Data sharing mechanism or programme

Facebook Condor URLs Data Release

The data set contains exposure data describing external links that billions of users saw and read while using the site.The data set goes beyond URL-level data, breaking down exposure and[...]

Published date: May 18, 2020

Subject tag: Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation

Company policy

Facebook Response to European Digital Media Observatory Call for Comments

Facebook’s response to EDMO’s call for comments on a code of conduct under section 40 of GDPR. Highlights areas of legal uncertainty that companies face when sharing data and suggest[...]

Published date: December 1, 2020

Subject tag: Data Access | Privacy and data protection

Best practice guide

Facebook: Charting a Way Forward Online Content Regulation

If designed well, new frameworks for regulating harmful content can contribute to the internet’s continued success by articulating clear, predictable, and balanced ways for government, companies, and civil society to[...]

Published date: February 1, 2020

Subject tag: Child safety | Data Access | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Research report

Report of the Facebook Transparency Advisory Group

Advisory group commissioned by Facebook to evaluate the company’s Community Standards Enforcement Report. Recommendations include: Prioritize releasing accuracy rates for both human and automated decisions. Release reversal rates from appeals[...]

Published date: April 1, 2019

Subject tag: Advertising | Data Access | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Best practice guide | Submission/proposal/advocacy/recommendation

TRUST: Voluntary Framework for Industry Transparency

The Tech Coalition launched Trust: Voluntary Framework for Industry Transparency at the WeProtect Global Alliance Summit in Brussels. Developed by industry following a consultation process with civil society and governments,[...]

Published date: June 2, 2022

Subject tag: Child safety

Best practice guide

Digital Trust & Safety Partnership Best Practices Framework

The DTSP Best Practices Framework offers a common framework to how companies address Content- and Conduct-Related Risks. While the overarching Commitments are uniform, the method by which they are fulfilled[...]

Published date: December 1, 2021

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Transparency center | Transparency report

Our approach to explaining ranking (Meta)

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems inform the ranking of content for many experiences on Meta’s products, such as viewing Facebook Feed, watching reels on Instagram or browsing Facebook Marketplace. As part[...]

Published date: December 31, 2023

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Data Access | Ranking | Recommender systems

Transparency center | Transparency report

Code of Practice on Disinformation: new reports available in the Transparency Centr

All major online platform signatories of the Code of Practice on Disinformation (Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok) have delivered a second set of reports on the implementation of the Code[...]

Published date: September 26, 2023

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Company policy | Submission/proposal/advocacy/recommendation | Transparency report

Q2 2023 transparency report: Board's recommendations lead to key changes in Meta's cross-check programme

The Oversight Board published its transparency report for Q2 2023. Alongside an overview of the Board’s activities in this quarter, this also includes data showing how recommendations from our policy[...]

Published date: October 27, 2023

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Company policy | Transparency report

New Features and Additional Transparency Measures as the Digital Services Act Comes Into Effect

Later this month, the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), one of the most comprehensive pieces of internet regulation, will begin to fully apply to Facebook, Instagram and a number[...]

Published date: August 22, 2023

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism

Transparency report

New Tools to Support Independent Research

Meta Content Library and API tools provide access to near real-time public content from Pages, Posts, Groups and Events on Facebook, as well as from creator and business accounts on[...]

Published date: November 21, 2023

Subject tag: Algorithmic systems | Data Access | Privacy and data protection

Transparency report

Meta Human rights report 2022

Insights and actions 2022

Published date: September 1, 2023

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection

Company policy | Data sharing mechanism or programme

Meta Partners with the Center for Open Science to Share Data to Study Well-being Topics

Using innovative methods from the open science movement to promote rigor and transparency of research, Meta and the Center for Open Science will pilot a new approach to industry-academia partnerships[...]

Published date: January 29, 2024

Subject tag: Data Access | open science | Privacy and data protection