December 2019

Meta

Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From Georgia, Vietnam and the US

We removed two unconnected networks of accounts, Pages and Groups for engaging in foreign and government interference on Facebook and Instagram.

December 20, 2019July 7, 2021

Meta

An Update on Our Efforts to Combat Terrorism Online

This year, we faced new threats in how terrorists and violent extremists seek to exploit digital platforms, but we made significant progress in our work to combat and prevent them.

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

Meta

Helping to Protect the 2020 US Census

We’re updating our Community Standards to prohibit census interference in posts on Facebook and Instagram, and we’re banning ads that aim to limit census participation.

December 19, 2019August 6, 2020

Meta

Helping Fact-Checkers Identify False Claims Faster

We’re announcing a new program that will allow fact-checkers to quickly see whether a group of Facebook users found a potentially false claim to be corroborated or contradicted.

December 17, 2019June 22, 2020

Meta

Food for Thought: AI Researchers Develop New Way to Reverse Engineer Recipes From Photos

Their “inverse cooking” system uses computer vision, technology that extracts information from digital images and videos to give computers a high level of understanding of the visual world.

December 16, 2019April 27, 2020

Instagram

Combatting Misinformation on Instagram

We’re expanding our fact-checking program globally.

December 16, 2019June 22, 2020

Instagram

Our Progress on Leading the Fight Against Online Bullying

We’ve developed AI that can recognize different forms of bullying on Instagram.

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

Meta

Ready for California’s New Privacy Law

We’re ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act to come into effect because of the many investments we’ve made across our products to help people everywhere easily manage their privacy and understand their choices with respect to their data.

December 12, 2019June 26, 2020

Meta

An Update on Building a Global Oversight Board

We’re sharing the progress we’ve made in building a new organization with independent oversight over how Facebook makes decisions on content.

December 12, 2019May 19, 2021

Messenger

Introducing Star Wars-Themed Messenger Features

We’re celebrating the premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by giving fans a series of limited-edition Star Wars Messenger features including a chat theme, reactions, stickers and AR effects.

December 12, 2019January 23, 2020

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Month: December 2019

Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From Georgia, Vietnam and the US

An Update on Our Efforts to Combat Terrorism Online

Helping to Protect the 2020 US Census

Helping Fact-Checkers Identify False Claims Faster

Food for Thought: AI Researchers Develop New Way to Reverse Engineer Recipes From Photos

Combatting Misinformation on Instagram

Our Progress on Leading the Fight Against Online Bullying

Ready for California’s New Privacy Law

An Update on Building a Global Oversight Board

Introducing Star Wars-Themed Messenger Features

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