BRIEF-Meta Says Activating Elections Operations Center, To Detect And Respond Quickly To Any Potential Abuse Of Services Related To Philippine Election

April 6 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc FB.O:

• ACTIVATING ELECTIONS OPERATIONS CENTER, SO WE CAN DETECT AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO ANY POTENTIAL ABUSE OF OUR SERVICES RELATED TO PHILIPPINE ELECTION

• REMOVED NETWORK OF OVER 400 ACCOUNTS, PAGES, GROUPS IN PHILIPPINES THAT WORKED TOGETHER TO SYSTEMATICALLY VIOLATE CO’S STANDARDS

• TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE DURING PHILIPPINE ELECTION, BUILT NEW PRODUCTS,STRONGER POLICIES WITH ELECTION WATCHDOGS, FACT CHECKERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGS

• ADVERTISERS IN PHILIPPINES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AD AUTHORIZATIONS PROCESS AND INCLUDE “PAID FOR BY” DISCLAIMERS ON ADS ABOUT ELECTIONS

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