Social media giant has a high response time when taking down misinformation campaigns, they allege
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been accused by human rights campaigners of “neglecting” a key online safety initiative designed to catch fake news and misinformation.
The social network’s parent company, Meta, was said to have left its Trusted Partner programme “significantly under-resourced and understaffed”.
Internews, a non-profit group that works to boost media freedoms, said Meta’s lack of resources had led to “operational failures” and high response times when taking down misinformation campaigns.
The tech giant has axed more than 20,000 staff after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg embarked on a “year of efficiency” to cut costs and boost the company’s flagging share price.