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5. How we identify and address salient human rights risks Freedom of Association and Assembly The Right to Freedom of Association and Assembly is essential to democracy and foundational to many other rights guaranteed under international law, including the right to freedom of expression and to take part in the conduct of public affairs. Examples of potential inherent salient human rights risks identified in CSRA Examples of how Meta addresses the potential risk Content on Meta platforms may lead some users Hate speech, bullying, and other forms of to feel unable to freely gather on Meta apps harassment can impact a person’s right to assembly and association. We remove this type of content when it is reported by the victim because it prevents people from feeling safe and respected on Meta apps and offline. Meta has extensive policies against bullying and harassment and violence and incitement, including content that targets private individuals through unwanted Pages, Groups, and Events. We seek to remove mass-directed harassment because it cuts across many rights, including the right to assembly. It includes targeting individuals at heightened risk of offline harm, including HRDs, minors, victims of violent events or tragedies, and opposition figures in at-risk countries during election periods. Overbroad government-imposed WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption limits to content that restrict the right feature protects the right to privacy to assembly and association and thus users’ ability to exercise their rights to assembly and association. We assess valid legal government takedown requests (TDRs) according to Global Network Initiative Principles and are independently assessed in our implementation regularly. We pursue extensive operational controls to scrutinize validity of TDRs and provide information on government TDRs in the Transparency center. Human rights report 31

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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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