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5. How we identify and address salient human rights risks Best Interests of the Child The Best Interests of the Child gives children the right to have their best interests considered in all decisions and actions that affect them, including protection from human trafficking. Meta’s Best Interests of the Child framework aligns with the fundamental values of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. We want young people to have safe, positive experiences online. Online child protection is a top priority at Meta, and we offer tools for teens to spend more meaningful time online, including more ways to focus and set boundaries, such as break reminders, expert tips, quiet mode, nudges to switch topics, and the option to hide “like” counts on posts in Feed. Our approach to building these technologies is grounded in research and direct feedback from parents, teens, and experts in mental health and child psychology. Examples of potential inherent salient human rights risks identified in CSRA Examples of how Meta addresses the potential risk Children exposed to unwanted Our policies require that everyone be at least or inappropriate content 13 years old to create an account on Facebook and Instagram. We write our policies to help support a safe experience for those 13 and above, and we consult child safety experts in the development of these policies. We age gate certain content (e.g., certain kinds of graphic violence); we work to avoid recommending certain non-violating content to minors (e.g., alcohol, tobacco); and we have a sensitive content control that we default to the strictest setting for minors. We prohibit content that sexualizes minors, and when we become aware of apparent child sexual exploitation, we report it to the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). We also have more restrictive ads policies for minors (e.g., in addition to prohibiting ads for restricted goods or services, like alcohol or tobacco, we also do not allow ads for weight-loss products for minors). Our policies prohibit, and Facebook and Instagram seek to prevent, content that Human rights report 25

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Human rights report - Insights and actions 2022

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Date Published: Sep 20, 2023

Abstract: This is Meta’s second annual Human Rights Report, covering the calendar year 2022. It demonstrates how we are living up to the commitments made in our Corporate Human Rights Policy, which is based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). The report shows how we are building on our work to respect human rights, how we assess potential impacts that could be linked to our services, and what we are doing to mitigate these risks.

Over the years, Meta’s services and apps have helped grassroots movements grow rapidly, challenge orthodoxies, advocate for rights, and in doing so, change the world. 2022 was no exception. As new challenges emerge, our human rights work evolves to address such issues as the use of our services in countries in conflict, threats to an open internet, and the rise of artificial intelligence.

We have strengthened our governance systems to advance our work toward respecting human rights across all our products and services. This includes continuing to empower the Oversight Board, which published 12 content moderation decisions and made 91 recommendations in 2022. Our efforts to strengthen governance also include training our employees. During the year, we launched human rights training titled Bigger than Meta: Human Rights company-wide.

In 2022, Meta passed its Global Network Initiative assessment, which included an examination of our policies and processes as well as eight specific illustrative case studies involving government takedown requests and data requests.

Human rights due diligence is central to our Corporate Human Rights Policy. In this report, we disclose key findings from our Comprehensive Human Rights Salient Risk Assessment (CSRA) and provide an update on our implementation of the recommendations borne of the due diligence work.

In 2022, we conducted the CSRA in partnership with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), an independent organization with expertise in human rights. The analysis identified eight potential salient risks as highest priority, based on UNGP criteria. These were 1.) Freedom of Opinion and Expression; 2.) Privacy; 3.) Equality and Non-Discrimination; 4.) Life, Liberty, and Security of Person; 5.) Best Interests of the Child; 6.) Public Participation, to Vote, and to Be Elected; 7.) Freedom of Association and Assembly; and 8.) Right to Health. The assessment found that the potential risks relating to how Meta delivers our services and profit models are varied and nuanced.

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