Meta said it plans to combat online misinformation during the 2024 European Parliament elections, which will be held from June 6 to 9.
The company is currently expanding its fact-checking network with new partners in France, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. Additionally, we are establishing an Election Operations Center to identify potential instances of disinformation on social media platforms.
Mehta-owned Facebook currently has about 3 billion monthly active users.
The rise of generative AI technology has sparked a discussion about online misinformation. Generative AI technology allows you to quickly create text, image, and video content at a scale previously unimaginable.
As generative AI matures, it becomes harder to recognize fabricated content online.
Marco Pancini, Meta’s head of EU affairs, said in a blog post that the company removes misinformation that could hurt or suppress voting.
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However, for content that does not violate our community guidelines, Meta relies on a team of fact checkers to debunk and publicly tag content that is false.
“For example, from July to December 2023, more than 68 million pieces of content viewed on Facebook and Instagram in the EU were labeled with fact-checked labels. But 95% of people don’t click to see that post,” Pancini wrote.
Meta also does not allow advertising content that contains false information, or content that prevents users from voting or calls into question the legitimacy of elections.
