Meta Platforms—Partnered with UAE government to provide big data for policy-making and government initiatives
In February 2022, Meta announced a partnership with the UAE government's Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre to support policy-making using Meta's data tools. Meta provides access to real-time aggregate public data on traffic, demographics, and social media use to help the UAE government design future initiatives. The UAE government described it as enhancing 'the effectiveness of government policies' for a country with documented restrictions on speech and press freedom.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authoritarian Compliance | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| User Privacy | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Partnered with UAE government to provide big data for policy-making and government initiatives
In February 2022, Meta announced a partnership with the UAE government's Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre to support policy-making using Meta's data tools. Meta provides access to real-time aggregate public data on traffic, demographics, and social media use to help the UAE government design future initiatives. The UAE government described it as enhancing 'the effectiveness of government policies' for a country with documented restrictions on speech and press freedom.