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Facebook Diversity Update: Increasing Representation in Our Workforce and Supporting Minority-Owned Businesses

This year, we made progress increasing representation in our workforce, identified areas for improvement and expanded our investments to support diverse communities.

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

View Once Photos and Videos on WhatsApp

We’re rolling out View Once photos and videos that disappear from the chat after they’ve been opened.

August 3, 2021August 2, 2021

Instagram

Giving Young People a Safer, More Private Experience on Instagram

We’re defaulting young people into private accounts, limiting how advertisers reach them and doing more to stop unwanted contact.

July 27, 2021July 28, 2021

Facebook

Moving Past the Finger Pointing

Support for COVID-19 vaccines is high on Facebook and growing.

July 17, 2021July 19, 2021

Facebook

Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines to Underserved Communities in the US

We’re expanding our pop-up vaccine clinics into new cities and replacing our office clinic with a mobile truck.

June 30, 2021June 29, 2021

Facebook

Privacy Conversations: The Future of Privacy and Consent with Stanford University’s Dr. Jennifer King

Watch two privacy experts discuss the future of privacy and consent and how government regulation plays a role.

August 5, 2021August 4, 2021

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How We’re Making it Easier to Navigate Settings

We’ve redesigned the Facebook Settings page to make our tools easier to find.

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

Facebook

Research Cannot Be the Justification for Compromising People’s Privacy

We disabled the accounts, apps, Pages and platform access associated with NYU’s Ad Observatory Project after our repeated attempts to bring their research into compliance with our Terms.

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

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Inspiring Adults to Get Back in to Gymnastics

After an injury that cut her gymnastics career short, Lori found a community of likeminded adult gymnasts on Facebook.

July 29, 2021July 28, 2021

Facebook

How Do We Know Someone Is Old Enough to Use Our Apps?

We’re using AI to find and remove underaged accounts, and developing new ways to verify people’s ages.

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Facebook

Increasing Diversity in Innovation

Today is the first day of the Increasing Diversity in Innovation conference, an event we’ve helped organize to support underrepresented inventors.

July 26, 2021July 22, 2021

Facebook

Connecting Fans to the Games

We’re rolling out features across our apps to help people cheer on their teams during the Tokyo Games.

July 23, 2021July 26, 2021

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Mommies with Guides

Tracy M.G., a mom of four with congenital glaucoma, created the Facebook group Mommies with Guides to allow blind parents to celebrate their unique relationships.

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

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