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| Facebook announced a human rights policy |
Facebook has released a global company-wide human rights policy to affirm its commitment to upholding these rights in relation to business, product development, and guidelines.
The new directive does not introduce any new rules in the content, but it does legitimize and fundamentally standardize existing business practices and provide more transparency.
Miranda Saysons, Human Rights Director at Facebook, said: This new policy defines the human rights standards enshrined in international law that we want to follow, including the United Nations Guiding Principles on Human Rights, Business and Human Rights (UNGP).
She added: This new policy defines how we apply these standards to our applications, products, strategies, programming and business in general.
Meanwhile, Facebook publishes an annual public report on how it addresses human rights issues caused by its products, policies, or business practices.
The company also announced a fund to support those who stand up for human rights and to provide indirect assistance in Asia to protect endangered human rights starting later this year.
Sai Sens said: We are also protecting human rights defenders' accounts based on our current work, including fighting malicious actors, preventing inappropriate content removal, providing options to enhance security, and taking measures to prevent unauthorized access to detainees or blocking detainees. Accounts and collaboration with partners. Carrying out awareness and training activities with the organization.
Facebook has been under fire for years for its stance on human rights, and only after continued pressure did it capitulate to demands to ban the Burmese military.
He has been accused of not doing enough to prevent hate speech and false information, which has contributed to widespread violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
Access Now, a nonprofit that advocates for the digital rights of people around the world, welcomed the new policy but expressed concern.
Isidua Uribapur, a US policy analyst at Access Now, said Facebook's recent actions in Australia were just one example of why the tech giant would need such a policy.
She added: The existence of the policy means that platform users, investors, regulators, courts and Facebook employees have specific records when Facebook has acted in a way that undermines its long-standing obligations. This indicates that the company is responsible for this.