Meta policies and safeguards for elections around the world
"No tech company does more or invests more to protect elections online than Meta—not just during election periods but at all times."
—Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs at Meta
We have around 40,000 people working on safety and security, with more than $20 billion invested in teams and technology in this area since 2016.
PREVENTING ELECTION INTERFERENCE
We have advanced security operations to take down manipulation campaigns and identify emerging threats.
Stopping Influence Operations
Our security teams investigate and take down coordinated networks of inauthentic accounts, Pages and Groups that seek to manipulate public debate.
Fighting Abuse
We stop millions of fake accounts every day before they are even created. Meta Protect further secures the accounts of elected officials, candidates and their staff.
Global Partnerships and Collaboration
We work with governments, law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, civil rights groups and other tech companies to stop emerging threats.
We’re fighting foreign interference and domestic influence operations, and we’ve removed over 200 networks of Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior since 2017.
Mehr erfahrenCONNECTING VOTERS
We are focused on providing reliable election information while combating misinformation across languages.
We’re continuing to connect people with details about voter registration and the election from their state and local election officials through in-app notifications and our Voting Information Center.
Connecting US Voters in 2024US 2024 Elections Fact SheetFIGHTING MISINFORMATION
Learn how we're planning for elections in 2024 across Meta technologies, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.
Combating misinformation on Facebook
Combating misinformation on Instagram
Combating misinformation on WhatsApp
Connect with WhatsApp local fact-checking partners to verify messages.
People who use WhatsApp can flag potential misinformation to trusted fact-checking organizations in the country where the message originated. By sending these fact-checking organizations a message directly in WhatsApp, the organizations can reply by sharing a fact-checking article.
| Country/Region | Organization | WhatsApp Number |
|---|---|---|
Albanien | Faktoje | |
Algerien | Fatabyyano | |
Argentinien | Chequeado | |
Bahrain | Fatabyyano | |
Brasilien | AFP Checamos | |
Brasilien | Agência Lupa | |
Brasilien | Aos Fatos | |
Brasilien | Estadão Verifica | |
Brasilien | UOL Confere | |
Brasilien | Reuters Fact Check Brasil | |
Burundi | PesaCheck | |
Kolumbien | La Silla Vacia | |
Côte d’Ivoire | Africa Check | |
Ägypten | Fatabyyano | |
Äthiopien | PesaCheck | |
Frankreich | 20 Minutes | |
Frankreich | AFP France | |
Frankreich | AFP Africa - English | |
Frankreich | France24 | |
Georgien | Myth Detector | |
Deutschland | CORRECTIV | |
Deutschland | AFP Faktencheck | |
Deutschland | dpa Faktencheck | |
Ghana | Dubawa | |
Ghana | GhanaFact | |
Griechenland | Ellinika Hoaxes | |
Guinea | Africa Check | |
Indien | AFP | |
Indien | Boom | |
Indien | Digit Eye | |
Indien | Fact Crescendo | |
Indien | Factly | |
Indien | India Today | |
Indien | Newschecker | |
Indien | Newsmobile | |
Indien | The Healthy Indian Project | |
Indien | The Quint - WebQoof | |
Indien | Vishvas News | |
Indonesien | Tempo | |
Indonesien | Liputan6 | |
Indonesien | Mafindo | |
Iraq | Fatabyyano | |
Italien | Pagella Politica / Facta | |
Jordanien | Fatabyyano | |
Kenia | PesaCheck | |
Kuwait | Fatabyyano | |
Libanon | Fatabyyano | |
Libyen | Fatabyyano | |
Mauretanien | Fatabyyano | |
Mexiko | AFP Factual - Mexico | |
Mexiko | Reuters Fact Check México | |
Marokko | Fatabyyano | |
Nigeria | Africa Check | |
Nigeria | Dubawa | |
Oman | Fatabyyano | |
Palestine | Fatabyyano | |
Perú | Verificador de La República | |
Portugal | Polígrafo | |
Saudi-Arabien | Fatabyyano | |
Senegal | Africa Check | |
Sierra Leone | Dubawa | |
Südafrika | Africa Check | |
Spanien | EFE Verifica (Agencia EFE) | |
Spanien | Maldita | |
Spanien | Newtral | |
Sri Lanka | Fact Crescendo - Sri Lanka | |
Sudan | Fatabyyano | |
Tansania | PesaCheck | |
Tunesien | Fatabyyano | |
Türkei | Doğruluk Payı | |
Türkei | Teyit | |
Uganda | PesaCheck | |
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | Fatabyyano |
Around
40,000 people
at Meta are working on safety and security.
$20 billion
invested in teams and technology in this area since 2016.
Source: Meta 2023 Responsible Business Practices Report
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
We have advanced security operations to take down manipulation campaigns and identify emerging threats.
Every political and social issue ad that runs on Facebook and Instagram is stored in a searchable Ad Library for seven years. We offer tools to help journalists, researchers and policymakers conduct analysis and learn more.
Mehr erfahrenTo run a political or social issue ad, advertisers must go through our authorization process, which includes proving who they are and where they live.
Mehr erfahrenAds about social issues, elections or politics include “Paid for by” disclaimers to show who’s behind the ad. US advertisers must now provide additional information, like a Federal Election Commission ID or Tax-ID number.
Mehr erfahrenWe show you the confirmed owner and locations of Facebook Pages, and we label state-controlled media in the US. For Instagram accounts with large audiences, you can see information such as the country where it is located.
Mehr erfahrenYou can turn off social issue, electoral or political ads with one switch.
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