Facebook to Publish Annual Report on Human Rights Impacts
- Social media giant to give board formal updates on the issue
- Company has been criticized for role in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
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Facebook Inc. will start sharing public annual reports detailing the company’s impact on human rights, seeking to address criticism about the use of its products to organize abuses and violence against oppressed groups around the world.
Top executives, including head of global policy Nick Clegg and general counsel Jen Newstead, will also start providing formal human rights updates to the social media company’s board, and Facebook said it’s starting a new fund to pay for security and support for human rights activists and journalists.