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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta commits towards safeguarding global elections in 2024; deploys team of 40,000 worldwide
According to Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the company has currently employed over 40,000 people to secure online elections across the globe.
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Mark Zuckerberg states 40000 people working at Meta to safeguard global elections online
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Meta invested over USD 20 billion in developing teams and technology aimed at protecting elections
Meta, which is the parent company of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has declared that it is the only tech company investing as much in protecting online elections as the social media behemoth amid the ongoing 2024 worldwide elections. According to the organization, it currently employs more than 40,000 people who are committed to making sure that online elections are secure worldwide.
The popular social media company claimed to have spent more than $20 billion building teams and creating technology to secure online elections. The company's dedication to guaranteeing the security and integrity of election procedures across all of its platforms is demonstrated by this significant investment.
Meta to open a special election center for related queries and fact-checks
This year, South Africa's general elections are scheduled for May 29. Meta declared in a statement that they will open a special Elections Operations Center for South Africa as the election approaches. To ensure a seamless election process, this center will actively monitor and respond to any threats in real time.
The group claimed to have the largest network of fact-checkers, working with partners in South Africa to provide fact-checks in Afrikaans, Setswana, Zulu, English, and Sotho. The business also said that to help with the election preparations, they have been working closely with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
According to the company, it has made it easy for its South African fact-checking partners to "find and rate content related to the elections." They further said, "To make it easier for fact-checkers to locate related content, they will use keyword detection to group it in one place. Meta plans to launch its "Election Day Reminder" and "Voter Information Unit" feature on Facebook and Instagram before election day.''
Facebook ought to protect the dissemination of information about the election as a prominent social media platform for various reasons. It is imperative to uphold democratic norms by guaranteeing the authenticity of election-related data. Facebook must stop false information from spreading that could jeopardize democracy and the political process.
False information and fake news have the power to influence public opinion, influence voting patterns, and impede the integrity of elections. Facebook can prevent the dissemination of inaccurate or misleading content by protecting the flow of information about elections.
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