In the Philippines alone, internal data shows there are 54 million monthly active Filipino Facebook users, which is approximately half of the country’s population. Facebook wants to return the trust and loyalty of their ever growing user base by investing in technology, tools, and resources to keep its community and their information safe.
Facebook gave emphasis to their commitment to user safety and satisfaction by holding media workshops in Manila, Davao, and Cebu. The impetus behind this series of discussions is to educate users and page owners about the tools integrated within the service meant to keep prying eyes at bay and make the social media experience more fun.
Introduced in the media workshops held is Facebook’s new Safety Center. It is a one stop shop for users to know the ins and outs of the service. Facebook fine-tunes itself to the needs of its community of users. With communication taking huge strides toward becoming more visual and truly mobile, the revamped Safety Center now includes 50 languages—with Tagalog—and has been optimized for mobile viewing.
Users can head to this part of Facebook for step-by-step videos, FAQs, safety checks, customer support, brochures, and other tools to help you manage and control your account with ease.
Mia Garlick, Director of Safety, Facebook APAC, said, “From text messages to video chat – the way we connect with each other has significantly changed over time. The trend is clear – connecting becomes faster, more efficient, more immersive. At Facebook, we’re helping 54 million people in the Philippines connect and share with their family and friends and the things that matter to them. These people will only come to Facebook if it’s a safe place to connect and share with the people they care about. That’s why we invest in technology, controls, Community Standards and education to help keep people and their information safe and secure. These controls and technology are powerful, but only when people know about them. We are constantly listening and learning, and are committed to developing resources with local safety partners and experts to help keep our community in the Philippines safe.”
During the workshop sessions Facebook also introduced the following:
- First Draft Coalition: In September 2016, Facebook joined the First Draft Coalition Partner Network. The network consists of over 30 news and technology companies is designed to raise awareness around the use of newsworthy information and eyewitness media sourced from the social web and tackle issues such as fake news to improve the quality of information online. Media in the Philippines are able to join First Draft. More here: https://firstdraftnews.com/
- Facebook’s online training for journalists: In October, Facebook launched Facebook’s online training for journalists, free e-learning courses inspired by conversations with editors and journalists across the globe who asked for a single destination where they can learn about Facebook’s products, tools and services for use in their work.
Make your Facebook experience more secure and enjoyable by visiting https://www.facebook.com/safety.