ISLAMABAD: Social media giants Facebook and Instagram have installed artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor sensitive posts, especially on religious and social occasions, to “keep society from unrest and turmoil” while keeping local sensitivities in mind.
Briefing media on Thursday about measures taken by Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — Policy Communications Lead for South Asia and Asia Pacific Fahad Qadir said the company regularly updates its security and privacy policies because social media is a fast-moving platform.
“To avoid any miscreant’s activity on sensitive occasions like Muharram [and] other religious occasions or even volatile political situations, we have special IT-based arrangements to monitor such movement, and if reported, such posts are blocked very soon,” Mr Qadir said.
In reply to a question, he said Meta has a very strict policy regarding takedown requests (TDR), or sharing the data of any user or account with regulatory bodies or governments.
Meta claims local sentiments kept in mind to avoid unrest
He highlighted that Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) was the contacting agency in the country and if the government wanted to block any content, the telecom sector regulator, PTA, writes to Meta and cites reasons. The company then blocks the content only if it goes against the safety guidelines and not just because of any political reason, he clarified.
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