The next generation of art, culture and social interaction will be expressed through mediums that blend the physical and digital worlds — also known as mixed reality. And we envision the people leading this movement to be creatives from all backgrounds. As part of our ongoing investment in the creative community, we’re launching Meta House…
The Indigenous economy in Canada is estimated to grow to $100 billion dollars by 2025, and Indigenous entrepreneurs rely on digital tools to grow their businesses and fuel this economy. Today, we’re launching the third installment of We Create to support digital-first, Indigeneous-owned businesses across Canada. Our goal is to help small businesses reach their…
Today, we’re announcing that Meta will be supporting the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) with $1 million for the XR Open Source (XROS) fellowship program. Run by FICCI, XROS will support 100 Indian developers working on XR (extended reality) technologies by providing them with fellowships which includes stipend and mentoring. The…
Owning a small business is hard work at any time, let alone right now. In fact, for many owners, the combined impact of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis probably adds up to the most challenging economic circumstances they’ve ever experienced. As a business owner myself, having started my own company, Tala, just…
We hosted top Nigerian creators across music, art, fashion, tech and comedy as part of our #FlexNaija campaign, a first-of-its-kind mixed reality event showcasing creativity and imagination as keys to the metaverse. Keys to the Metaverse The event in Lagos, Nigeria brought together more than 300 creators and influencers to step into a multi-sensory experience…
During the heat of the pandemic, difficult stories about small businesses experiencing lost sales and closures were front and centre. Yet despite the challenging circumstances, many of these small businesses remained optimistic that brighter days would come. Unfortunately, this optimism and resilience is being tested. Meta’s latest “Global State of Small Business Report”, which surveyed…
We take strong precautions and measures against the spread of non-consensual intimate images on our platforms. Now, we are supporting the launch of StopNCII.org in Turkey with the cooperation of the Federation of Women’s Associations of Turkey. The platform offers a protection system that proactively thwarts the non-consensual sharing of intimate images (photos or videos…
Today, we’re announcing CICERO, the first artificial intelligence (AI) agent to achieve human-level performance in the popular strategy game Diplomacy. Diplomacy has been viewed as a nearly impossible challenge in AI because it requires players to understand people’s motivations and perspectives, make complex plans and adjust strategies, and use language to convince people to form…
Our security teams continue to focus on finding and removing deceptive campaigns around the world — whether they are foreign or domestic. Over the past five years, we’ve shared our findings about coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) and other threats we detect and remove from our platforms. Today, as part of our regular adversarial threat reports,…
Today, we’re publishing our quarterly reports for the third quarter of 2022 and our biannual Transparency Reports for the first half of 2022. They include: These reports are all available in the Transparency Center. Here are the key highlights from each one: Community Standards Enforcement Report Highlights While our integrity efforts are always evolving, our…