Following Meta’s announcement in December about the steps the brand is taking to protect the integrity of the Nigeria elections, today, the social media giant has shared additional efforts ahead of the election in the newsroom post linked below. https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/how-meta-is-preparing-for-nigerias-2023-general-elections/

  Following Meta’s announcement in December about the steps the brand is taking to protect the integrity of the Nigeria elections, today, the social media giant has shared additional efforts ahead of the election in the newsroom post linked below. https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/how-meta-is-preparing-for-nigerias-2023-general-elections/  

Key highlights;

• Meta’s support for Yiaga Africa, a non-partisan voter education non-profit, through a donation to develop a voter education chatbot on WhatsApp. The chatbot will help provide Nigerian voters with secure information on voting rules, positions up for election, what to expect on voting day, and the tools they need to exercise their vote. Anyone can access the chatbot by messaging +234 (0) 906 283 0860 on WhatsApp or click wa.me/+2349062830860.

• On Election Day, Meta will remind people in the country that it’s time to vote with a notification on top of their Facebook Feed, and also have an “I Voted” sticker on Instagram. 

• Meta is providing training for grassroots civil society organisations that are working to prevent and counter violent extremism in Nigeria, organised in partnership with Search for Common Ground, and conducted a roundtable with experts, academics and think tanks that are working on counterterrorism efforts in the country. 

• Reuters is now added to the independent fact-checking organisations in Nigeria (AFP, Africa Check and Dubawa) to review and rate content.