[kictanet] How Meta is Preparing for Kenya’s 2022 General Election

[Linda Wairure]

https://www.citizen.digital/news/three-employees-of-company-providing-iebc-election-technology-arrested-at-jkia-n302621

On Wed, 20 Jul 2022, 16:14 Kelvin Kariuki via KICTANet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Amazing new features by Meta, like here
> <https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/report/?source=archive-landing-page&country=KE>you
> can search for a political aspirant to know how much they have spent on
> political advertisement across Meta's platforms.
>
> I have also been intrigued by: "In Kenya, we’ll have an “I Voted” sticker
> on Instagram. And on Election Day, we’ll remind people in the country that
> it’s time to vote with a notification on top of their Facebook Feed as well.
> "  but why not have both features on IG and FB?
>
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 2:05 PM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Listers,
>>
>> Meta has today published a blog on the measures it is taking in
>> preparation for Kenya's 2022 election. Feel free to point out what more the
>> platform can do.
>>
>> **
>>
>> *Today, we’re sharing an update on our work to help ensure a safe and
>> secure General Election in Kenya on August 9. We’ve been preparing for the
>> country’s 2022 election over the past year with the help of a dedicated
>> team that’s working closely with election authorities and trusted partners
>> in the country. Additionally, we’ve invested in people and technology to
>> help reduce the spread of misinformation, detect and remove hate speech,
>> improve digital literacy and help make political advertising more
>> transparent.*
>>
>> *Read
>> more: https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/how-metas-preparing-for-kenyas-2022-general-election/?shareadraft=62d71a2bed000
>> <https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/how-metas-preparing-for-kenyas-2022-general-election/?shareadraft=62d71a2bed000>*
>>
>> Regards,
>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
>> *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web:
>> www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> *
>> ====================================================
>>
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>> Ziglar*
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> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Kelvin Kariuki
> Assistant Lecturer
> Multimedia University of Kenya
> Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
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