Corporate Human Rights Policy
Meta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. We build social technologies
to enable the best of what people can do together. Our principles are: give people a voice; serve everyone; promote economicopportunity; build connection and community; keep people safe and protect privacy. We recognize all people are equal in dignity
and rights. We are all equally entitled to our human rights, without discrimination. Human rights are interrelated,interdependent and indivisible.

OUR COMMITMENTS

We are committed to respecting human rights as set out in the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This commitment encompasses
internationally recognized human rights as defined by the International Bill of Human Rights— which consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights; and the International Covenant on Economic, Social andCultural Rights — as well as the International Labour Organization Declaration onFundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Depending on circumstances, we also utilize other widely accepted international humanrights instruments, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Formsof Racial Discrimination; the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Convention on the Rightsof Persons with Disabilities; the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; andthe American Convention on Human Rights.
We specifically recognize that the universal obligation of non-discrimination is a necessary― but not sufficient ― condition for real, lived, equality.
We are committed to implementing the Global Network Initiative (GNI) Principles on
Freedom of Expression and Privacy, and their associated Implementation Guidelines.
Human rights also guide our work developing responsible innovation practices,including when building, testing, and deploying products and services enabled by
Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We recognize the importance of the OECD Principles on Artificial Intelligence, which
are widely adopted and endorsed by the G20. In particular, we note the framework’s
recommendation that:"AI actors should respect the rule of law, human rights and democratic values,
throughout the AI system lifecycle. These include freedom, dignity and autonomy,privacy and data protection, non-discrimination and equality, diversity, fairness,social justice, and internationally recognised labour rights.”
We recognize the diversity of laws in the locations where we operate, and where people use
our products. We strive to respect domestic laws. When faced with conflicts between suchlaws and our human rights commitments, we seek to honor the principles of internationallyrecognized human rights to the greatest extent possible. In these circumstances we seek topromote international human rights standards by engaging with governments, and bycollaborating with other stakeholders and companies.

HOW WE IMPLEMENT

We implement our commitment to human rights using approaches set out in the United
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). These approaches
include (1) applying human rights policies; (2) conducting human rights due diligence anddisclosure; (3) providing access to remedy; (4) maintaining oversight, governance, andaccountability; and (5) protecting human rights defenders; The potential human rights
impact of Meta’s family of apps varies significantly across time, location, content, andaffected communities. For this reason, we identify and prioritize the most salient humanrights issues in each context using the UNGP’s framework of severity (scope, scale,remediability) and likelihood.

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Applying Relevant
Policies

Our respect for human rights - and their underlying principles of equality, safety, dignity,privacy, and voice - is applied through:●Our Community Standards, which outline what user-generated content is and is notallowed on Facebook. We look to international human rights experts whendeveloping these standards, among other stakeholders, and when deciding how toimplement them in practice. We seek to meaningfully engage with potentiallyaffected groups and other stakeholders through our Stakeholder Engagement
program.

●Our membership in the Global Network Initiative (GNI), whose Principles andImplementation Guidelines are based on international human rights standards. Ourcompliance with our GNI commitments is independently assessed every two years.

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Our Responsible Supply Chain program, which defines and implements ourexpectations of our suppliers, contractors and vendors based on key international
human rights standards. Our program standards include: the Responsible Business
Alliance Code of Conduct; our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement; andour Conflict Minerals Policy.

●Our Privacy Principles, and comprehensive privacy program. Through the Privacy
Review process for new products or updates, we look closely at how we use data,assess risks, and put safeguards in place to address them. We are also members ofthe multi-stakeholder Reform Government Surveillance initiative, which advocatesfor government data requests to be rule-bound, narrowly tailored, transparent,
subject to strong oversight and protective of end-to-end encryption.

●Our Law Enforcement Guidelines and our Data Policy. These measures safeguard
the data of billions of users from arbitrary or overbroad requests. In addition, we
assess, under our policies, whether requests are consistent with internationallyrecognized standards on human rights, including due process, privacy, freeexpression and the rule of law. For example, if we determine that a government
request is deficient, we push back and engage governments to address any
apparent deficiencies. Where appropriate, we will legally challenge deficientrequests.

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Our Transparency Reporting, published regularly, which gives visibility into how we
enforce our Community Standards and Community Guidelines, respond to
government requests, and protect intellectual property;●

Our Responsible Innovation Dimensions, which product teams use early in theproduct development process to anticipate and mitigate potential harms toindividuals, communities, and society that could be caused by our products, andwere developed to be consistent with human rights principles;●

Our Responsible AI efforts, through which we have established a multi-disciplinary
team of ethicists, social and political scientists, policy and rights experts,researchers, and engineers, which focuses on understanding fairness and inclusion
concerns associated with the deployment of AI in our products;●

Our Diversity and Inclusion practices. We commit to strong diversity and inclusion
practices in our workplace as one important driver of equality in our workplace, andas a vital input for the development of products and policies that bring equal value
to all people;●On Instagram, our content policies are outlined in our Community Guidelines.
We safeguard data through our Instagram Data Policy. We also have anEquity Product Team focused on algorithmic fairness and equitable productexperiences; and●Our private messaging service WhatsApp is committed to privacy as an enabling
right, which underpins freedom of expression, freedom of association, and thesafeguarding of human dignity. By upholding the privacy and security of people’s
messages via end-to-end encryption, so that only the people who arecommunicating with each other ―and nobody inbetween, not even WhatsApp -can read or listen to what is sent, we help protect the most vulnerable groups fromsurveillance and abuse. We empower users to control their own privacy, and to keep
themselves and their communications safe and secure.

We are also building greater awareness of equality and non-discrimination concepts,
and how they apply to our products and policies. This work is being done by expanding
our knowledge and driving action through our Civil Rights Task Force, Civil Rights Vice
President, commitments to civil rights training, onboarding civil rights expertise, and furtherdevelopment of internal civil rights accountability processes.

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The potential human rights impacts of Meta’s products and operations varies significantly

Conducting HumanRights Due Diligence andDisclosure

most salient human rights issues in each context using the UNGP framework of likelihood

across time, location, content, and affected communities. We thus identify and prioritize theand severity (the latter defined by scope, scale, and remediability).
We conduct human rights due diligence to identify such risks,and to help us create
strategies to avoid, prevent and mitigate them. We also seek to identify and support
opportunities for our products, policies, and operations to promote human rights.
We use a variety of due diligence methodologies, including, but not limited to, human rights
impact assessments.
We pay particular attention to the rights and needs of users from groups or populations
that may be at heightened risk of becoming vulnerable or marginalized. We are committed
to identifying relevant such groups for each context, undertaking meaningful engagement
to hear their hopes and concerns, and to protecting and promoting their rights when using
our products.
When conducting anti-slavery and human trafficking due diligence, which is part of ourresponsible supply chain program, we verify supplier conformance with our standards
through dialogue, independent audits and assessments, worker surveys, and other forms ofassurance. Any nonconformances identified are actively addressed through our corrective
action and key performance indicator programs. We are committed to engaging
meaningfully and proactively with our supply chain partners, building supplier capacity, andresponding quickly to challenges as they arise.
We believe it is important to communicate about our human rights work. We’ll reportannually on how we’re addressing human rights impacts, including relevant insights arisingfrom human rights due diligence, and the actions we are taking in response. We may also
occasionally choose to publish a specific, individual piece of due diligence if we believe doing
so meaningfully advances the human rights field.
Our human rights due diligence goes beyond what is captured in these disclosures.
For example, human rights are essential to other areas of Meta’s business. These include,
but are not limited to: our efforts to help prevent election interference; assess and improve
our content review operations; ensure platform integrity; foster responsible innovation;
implement and uphold privacy principles; assess how we respond to government
data disclosure requests; uphold the highest supply chain standards; and understandour social impact.

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Providing Remedies for
Human Rights Impacts

Where a company has caused or contributed to adverse human rights impacts, the UNGPs
state the company should provide for or cooperate to remedy these impacts.
Meta’s Code of Conduct sets out guidelines for business conduct required of all Meta
Personnel, and is accompanied by multiple channels to report concerns or violations, andpotential remedies. The ability to make anonymous reports is covered by Meta’s
Whistleblower and Complaint Policy. Retaliation or intimidation against individuals reporting
issues in good faith is strictly forbidden. Further details are available in the Code of Conduct
or in the Whistleblower and Complaint Policy.
We give people the option to appeal a broad range of content-moderation decisions, absent
pressing safety concerns. Upon further review, we may restore content that was incorrectlyremoved, and remove content that was incorrectly left up. We share related data regularly in
our public transparency reporting in the Community Standards Enforcement Report. We are
seeking to further enhance transparency around these complex issues of unprecedented
speed and scale.
Further, the Oversight Board has a mandate to protect freedom of expression and otherhuman rights by making independent decisions about emblematic pieces of content it
selects from among those submitted to it for appeal, and by issuing advisory opinions on
Meta’s content policies. By providing a new mechanism for independent review of certain
content decisions, the Oversight Board is intended to increase access to remedy for
Facebook and Instagram users, and other relevant rights holders. When designing theOversight Board, we reviewed its proposed charter, bylaws, and operations against theeffectiveness criteria for operational grievance mechanisms and access to remedy set
out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We believe the Oversight
Board breaks new ground for access to remedy in the social media industry, and hope it
serves as a useful model for other companies and initiatives.

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Protecting Human Rights
Defenders

We seek to protect human rights defenders, as defined by the UN Declaration on HumanRights Defenders, in their work to peacefully promote and protect human rights.
The term “human rights defenders” includes human rights organizations; membersof vulnerable groups advocating for their rights; professional and citizen journalists;
non-violent political activists; and any member of the public who raises a humanrights concern.
At Meta, we recognize human rights defenders are a high-risk user group. We strive tooffer specific measures to protect their safety and well-being. On social media, these risks
can include digital security risks; online attacks against individuals or groups; surveillance;and censorship demands from governments or their proxies. More importantly, these online
risks may have the potential to lead to offline harms, including violence, arrest, andtermination of employment.
We proactively engage with human rights defenders to understand their needs and theheightened human rights risks they face. We strive to offer specific measures to protect
their safety and mitigate such risks.
We condemn all threats, acts of intimidation and retaliation, persecution, and physical andlegal attacks against human rights defenders. We strive to support their important work, andparticularly the foundational rights of freedom of expression, assembly, and politicalparticipation, as defined by internationally recognized human rights standards. We do notprovide governments with direct access or “back doors” to people’s information, and wewould challenge any order that sought to have us redesign our systems to undermine theencryption we provide to protect people’s data.

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Governance, Oversight,and Accountability

As a global social media and product company, Meta is connected to, and impacts, myriad
human rights issues.
We endeavor to promote a climate of respect and awareness for human rights throughout
our business. Our code of conduct sets out guidelines required of all Meta personnel.
Meta’s Human Rights Director is part of the company’s global policy division. The Director,
along with a dedicated team, advises on key product, policy, and corporate decisions; leads
human rights due diligence efforts. S/he works closely with legal, operations, policy, andproduct leadership and staff to ensure we live up to the expectations of the UNGPs, as wellas our commitments as a member of the Global Network Initiative.
We ensure salient human rights issues are directed to the most relevant Meta decision
making forum, including the content policy team (e.g. the Policy Forum), and the privacy
team (e.g. the Privacy Cross-Functional Working Group). Our teams working on community
operations, law enforcement and security, responsible innovation, product integrity andpublic policy — among others — also regularly identify, prevent, or mitigate salient humanrights risks.
Significant and challenging matters are regularly escalated to the Vice President for Global
Affairs and Communications and the Vice President and General Counsel, and may include
further input from Meta’s Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Diversity Officer, and the Chief
Executive Officer.
The Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications and the Vice President andGeneral Counsel shall oversee the implementation of this policy. Salient human rights
issues shall be reported periodically to the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof),
as appropriate.
This policy is founded on meaningful engagement with rights holders and otherstakeholders. These include civil society organizations, governments, and academics; as wellas the UN, its special procedures, and other international entities. This engagement informs
our community standards and other issue-specific policies; improves our human rights due
diligence; and enables better access to remedy.
This policy will be reviewed regularly to ensure it is updated.