Meta is tightening its policies in order to crack down off false media in Brazil

San Francisco, Aug 14 : Meta, formerly known as Facebook said that it has stepped up its efforts in fighting misinformation by investing in teams, technology, and alliances to guarantee the security of users of its platforms in advance of the presidential elections scheduled for September in Brazil.

In 2016 the company invested almost 5 billion dollars in each of these areas "We recognize the importance of local knowledge vital in order for this to be successful, which is why we also have a huge team of experts located in Brazil who are well-informed of the current situation," the company said in an announcement "These efforts are intensifying as the election draws near and our work to safeguard the integrity of our platforms will continue after the election," it added.The company will remove any content that is in violation of its policies regarding voter suppression, for instance posts that deter voters from voting, for example, among its numerous responses to possible interference in the voting process.Meta will take steps to prevent hate speech and the incitation of violence on our platforms "Currently, 99.7 per cent of the fake accounts we remove from Facebook are removed through artificial intelligence prior to users are able to report them.Also, we investigate and shut down networks that make use of fake accounts in an organized manner to influence public opinion," the company said.

As we approach October, itll be able to activate the Elections Operations Center focused on Brazil It is an initiative it has been running since the year 2018, to bring specialists from all departments within the company including data science, intelligence engineering operations, research public policy, and legal departments.They collaborate to detect the possibility of threats to our systems in real-time, which speeds up the speed of our responses.vc/sk.