August 2019

Meta

How Patents Drive Innovation at Facebook

Patents encourage people to take on the risk of breaking in new ideas.

August 29, 2019November 11, 2019

Meta

Updates to Ads About Social Issues, Elections or Politics in the US

We’re sharing additional steps we’re taking to protect elections and prepare for the US 2020 election.

August 28, 2019September 14, 2020

Meta

Document Holds the Potential for Confusion

We are agreeing with the District of Columbia Attorney General to jointly make public a September 2015 document in which Facebook employees discuss public data scraping.

August 23, 2019November 11, 2019

Meta

Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Myanmar

We’re constantly working to detect and stop this type of activity because we don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people.

August 21, 2019March 24, 2021

Facebook

Now You Can See and Control the Data That Apps and Websites Share With Facebook

To shed light on practices that are common yet not always well understood, we’re introducing a way to view and control your off-Facebook activity.

August 20, 2019January 28, 2020

Meta

An Update on Senator Kyl’s Review of Potential Anti-Conservative Bias

Facebook gives everyone a voice, no matter what your political views may be, which candidates or parties you support, or which causes you advocate.

August 20, 2019June 22, 2020

Meta

Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From China

We removed seven Pages, three Groups and five Facebook accounts as part of a small network that originated in China and focused on Hong Kong.

August 19, 2019March 24, 2021

Facebook

Making Groups Privacy Settings Easier to Understand

We’re rolling out a new simplified privacy model for Groups — public and private.

August 14, 2019November 15, 2019

Facebook

How Do We Help Keep Private Groups Safe?

Being in a private group doesn’t mean that your actions should go unchecked. Our Community Standards apply across Facebook, including in private groups.

August 14, 2019November 11, 2019

Meta

Enforcing Against Click Injection Fraud

Facebook filed suit against two app developers for misrepresenting that a real person had clicked on their ads.

August 6, 2019March 11, 2021

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Month: August 2019

How Patents Drive Innovation at Facebook

Updates to Ads About Social Issues, Elections or Politics in the US

Document Holds the Potential for Confusion

Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Myanmar

Now You Can See and Control the Data That Apps and Websites Share With Facebook

An Update on Senator Kyl’s Review of Potential Anti-Conservative Bias

Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From China

Making Groups Privacy Settings Easier to Understand

How Do We Help Keep Private Groups Safe?

Enforcing Against Click Injection Fraud

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