Meta is among the largest social media companies in the world. The company has important applications such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It is very important to ensure the security and privacy of users in these applications. The company is working in this area.
The company recently announced that end-to-end encryption will come in 2023 for Instagram and Facebook Messenger. After this announcement, many people reacted because it would make it very difficult to detect child abusers. The company made a statement about its approach to user security.
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The company announced in a statement that it could not scan end-to-end encrypted messages. In the statement, he said that they can interfere with the unencrypted parts of the platform with the new generation artificial intelligence. For example, if an adult opens an account and constantly reaches children or sends messages to different accounts, the company will intervene in this situation.
Meta recently added protections for underage users such as private or “friends only” on Facebook and Instagram. In addition, it implemented a system that prevents underage users from receiving messages from adults who do not follow them.
Facebook Messenger also sends notifications about testing suspicious activity and reporting users. In the statement made, it was announced that 100 million people benefited from this service last year. He also added that this system can also work in an end-to-end encrypted system.
Meta said earlier this year that users can block conversations with strangers if they want to, adding that it “includes a child” in its reporting stream. He said he added the option. In this way, users can oppose child abuse. Reports are said to have increased by 50% year over year. Reported messages are said to have been decrypted and investigated.
The company prepared this statement for people who say that child abuse will increase when end-to-end encryption is available. Meta said that while there is end-to-end encryption, it can take action on a complaint about abuse. He also said that although WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, law enforcement can get information in certain situations.
After the statement, a former Meta employee made a statement. In his post, he said that although this explanation showed that Meta protects its users, they quickly switched to end-to-end encryption. It is even known that this situation led to some resignations in the company. So what are your thoughts? Do not forget to leave your comments and opinions below.