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New allegation against Meta

Meta platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp have been accused of neglecting freedom of expression and information. The report has made it clear that they do not care about human rights when they act against third parties.

 

At the same time, their ban encourages feelings of hatred and opposition. The report is based on an Independent Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) launched by the METAs platform in 2019 on human rights risk in Asia  and other countries. The survey  includes interviews with 40 civil society stakeholders, academics and journalists.

 

It also noted the gap in understanding between the company and external stakeholders regarding the content policy. It also mentions the lack of user information, difficulties in reporting and reviewing content, and the challenges of enforcing a content policy in multiple languages. The project was launched in March 2020. It was delayed due to Covid-19. As a result, this project was completed by June 30, 2021.

 

A company internal report released last year revealed that Facebook has become a medium for spreading false, misleading news and violence .

 

Former Facebook employees said that human trafficking is listed through the company’s trading tool, the women’s ages and the photo with the price of this report Information about Facebook’s misconduct was prepared by its former employee Frances Hogen, along with many important documents from Facebook.

 

Also after the 2019 general election, Facebook confirmed the spread of fake news and the destruction of the system in a similar report.   The employee himself reported on the incident over the next three weeks. The content presented by the Facebook algorithm, the recommendations to join new pages and groups, have been read, viewed and accepted. As a result, he was confronted with an influx of hate and violence material and misinformation.

 

Following Haugen’s revelations, the magazine captioned the deleted Facebook post with the CEO’s photo on the cover, Steps to focus its platform on meaningful social dialogue. But they only spread false news and information…

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