Comprehensive measures against elections on Facebook and Instagram

Yeşil said on their platform that as Meta they had taken comprehensive measures for the elections that would be held a week later.

Yeşil stated that they have intensified their efforts to combat misinformation and manipulation by using artificial intelligence and digital techniques and that they will help people understand whether an advertisement about social issues, elections or politics on Facebook or Instagram is digital was created or manipulated.

Green said:

“We require advertisers to disclose whether an ad about a social issue, election or politics contains a realistic image or video or audio recording that has been digitally created or manipulated. An advertiser must disclose information in the advertising flow that the content was created or manipulated digitally. “When Meta makes a statement, we add information to the ad. This information also appears in the ad library. If we determine that an advertiser has not made proper disclosure, we will reject the ad and, in the event of repeated failure to disclose, the advertiser may be subject to sanctions.”

Investigating false ads with the Fact Checking Network

Yeşil stated that they remove content that violates the principles created by artificial intelligence or humans and that their independent news verification partners assess and rate viral misinformation.

Emphasizing that they do not allow an ad to be published if it is considered “unfounded, manipulated, partially unfounded or without context,” Yeşil said: “Thanks to our fact-checking network of about 100 partners around the world, we check and.” It provides support in Turkey and in Turkish,” he said.

Yeşil pointed out that they are trying to support the studies carried out in Turkey to improve society's digital media literacy and said that with the “#GerçeğiKeşfet Reels” campaign they have provided simple and entertaining tips for accessing correct information They started on March 11th with the Dogrula.org team and are expected to last 8 weeks.

Explaining that as Meta, they prevent election and voter interference by removing content that violates “community standards,” in addition to their constant updates and proactive threat detection in their election policies, Yeşil continued as follows:

“We have formed specialized teams to prevent interference in elections. Through these teams, we have focused on coordinated abuse, that is, a few pages, groups, and accounts that attempt to interfere in public debate through sophisticated networks. We take action when we detect any such activity.” Activities on our platforms, particularly when related to elections, take action against content that violates our “Community Standards,” including spam and misinformation that risks harm To increase people's participation in elections, people using WhatsApp around the world can report possible misinformation to trusted fact-checking organizations in the country where the message was shared: “When a message is sent directly to these fact-checking organizations via WhatsApp, the organizations respond by sharing a fact check.” Verification Article There are two organizations in Turkey that offer verification services via WhatsApp.

“We are working to increase the integrity of elections”

Emphasizing that there are advanced security measures in place to stop manipulation campaigns and detect emerging threats, Yeşil said: “The first of these is the advertising library. All political and election-related ads will be added to our ad library and will be available for seven years.” “Everyone can see what ads are airing, targeting information and access to them.” “You can find out how much is being spent,” he said.

Stating that they are constantly working to increase the transparency of ads and the integrity of elections on Facebook and Instagram, Yeşil explained that they have taken measures to support the reliability and legitimacy of those who publish ads on social issues, elections or want to publish politics.

Yeşil explained that advertisers who want to publish an ad about elections or politics must prove who they are and where they live, and that, in parallel with the principles of transparency, labels will be added to posts showing who the advertiser is.

Yeşil explained that they have also added controls that allow people to see fewer ads related to elections and politics: “When users use these controls, they will not see tagged ads. However, advertisers must comply with both community standards, which apply to all content.” “We set it,” he said.