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Our Privacy Progress and the Path Ahead

We’re sharing a detailed look at the work we’re doing to embed privacy into all facets of our company and continue improving our privacy technology and practices.

April 19, 2021April 18, 2021

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Privacy Conversations: AI Governance With Privacy Policy Expert Danilo Doneda

Watch Erin Egan discuss AI governance with Dr. Danilo Doneda, a data protection and technology policy expert.

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

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Completing a Six-Month Independent Privacy Assessment

We’ve recently submitted an initial six-month independent privacy assessment to the Federal Trade Commission.

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

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What Are Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and How Will They Apply to Ads?

We believe PETs will support the next generation of digital advertising by minimizing the amount of data processed to help protect personal information.

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

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Improving Our Transfer Your Information Tool

We’re making it easier for people to transfer data from Facebook to other services.

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

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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 6, 2021

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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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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, 2021September 23, 2021

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Taking Action Against Hackers in Iran

We’re sharing actions we took against a group of hackers — removing their ability to abuse our platform, distribute malware and hack people’s accounts across the internet.

July 15, 2021July 14, 2021

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Scraping by the Numbers

We’re sharing a deeper dive into a scraping technique known as “phone number enumeration” and our efforts to combat scraping.

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

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Messenger Policy Workshop: Future of Private Messaging

We’re sharing some of the ways we tackle issues like safety, privacy and security in relation to Messenger.

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

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