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Issue spotlights
During times of crisis, human rights are often under particular threat. At such
times, Meta assesses on- and off-platform risks of imminent harm and responds
with specific policies, services, and operational actions to respect rights.
In 2022, Meta strengthened our organizational response to support people during periods
of escalated tension in any country, including during conflict, elections, or civil unrest.
This response brings together a cross-functional team that focuses on prioritization of
support and resources to efficiently anticipate and respond to moments of escalated
tension anywhere in the world. The work is organized around global elections and active
response countries as well as global readiness to anticipate and prepare for future critical
events. A set of integrity standards is developed and refined to enable users to report
violating content and is represented through nuanced country-language expertise.
Crisis Policy Protocol
In August 2022, based on a recommendation from the Oversight Board,
we launched our internal Crisis Policy Protocol (CPP) to help ensure
our policy response to crises is principled and calibrated.
The CPP is a dynamic framework that allows us to identify emergent crisis situations and
assess their relative severity. It guides our expedited use of targeted or exceptional policy
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