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Report September 2026

Submitted
Commitment 17
In light of the European Commission's initiatives in the area of media literacy, including the new Digital Education Action Plan, Relevant Signatories commit to continue and strengthen their efforts in the area of media literacy and critical thinking, also with the aim to include vulnerable groups.
We signed up to the following measures of this commitment
Measure 17.1 Measure 17.2 Measure 17.3
In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?
Yes, we have introduced new measures during the reporting period.
If yes, list these implementation measures here
The key part of our approach to combat misinformation is providing tools and products that will contribute to a more resilient digital society, where people are able to critically evaluate information, make informed decisions about the content they see, and self-correct. Our strategy focuses on providing people with additional context and information on posts they see and connecting them with authoritative information. Below are some examples of that work relevant to the European Union. 


  • Meta published its second Media Literacy Annual Plan on 21 July 2026. The plan establishes Meta’s multifaceted strategy for media literacy in the EU, outlining how products, features, and initiatives help users on Facebook and Instagram critically assess the credibility and context of online content. It also provides details on specific media literacy initiatives run by Meta, including its work on digital citizenship, its media literacy lessons in Get Digital, We Think Digital and Soy Digital, and its election literacy programmes.
  • In the first half of 2026, Meta continued to expand its “AI info” labelling system across additional content formats and surfaces, helping users identify AI-generated content. This includes detecting industry-standard C2PA and IPTC metadata from tools by Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Adobe, Midjourney, and Shutterstock, and the open-sourcing of Content Seal, Meta’s watermarking framework for images, video, audio, and text.
  • Meta continued providing a series of media literacy lessons in Get Digital, We Think Digital and Soy Digital. These research-informed lessons are free worldwide and are designed for teachers at secondary level. Topics range from assessing the quality of the information online to more technical skills like reverse image search.
Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?
No, we do not plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months.
If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?
N/A
Measure 17.1
Relevant Signatories will design and implement or continue to maintain tools to improve media literacy and critical thinking, for instance by empowering users with context on the content visible on services or with guidance on how to evaluate online content.
Facebook
QRE 17.1.1
Relevant Signatories will outline the tools they develop or maintain that are relevant to this commitment and report on their deployment in each Member State.
Meta has developed a series of tools over the years to educate and equip people with the necessary skills for navigating the digital world. 

A key pillar of our strategy is to inform our users by providing specific and relevant context when they come across a flagged post, we can help them be more informed about what they see and read. Here are some ways we provide context on relevant pieces of content that may be sensitive or misleading:

  • People value the ability to discuss important and often difficult issues online, but they also have different sensitivities to certain kinds of content. Therefore, we include a warning screen over potentially sensitive content on Facebook, such as:
    • Violent or graphic imagery.
    • Posts that contain descriptions of bullying or harassment, if shared to raise awareness.
    • Some forms of nudity.
    • Posts related to suicide or suicide attempts.

  • When content has been rated by fact-checkers as False, Altered, Partly False, or Missing Context, we add a notice to it so that people can read additional context.
  • Meta also notifies users before they try to share this content or if they shared it in the past. 
  • Meta uses its technology to detect content that is the same or almost exactly the same as that rated by fact-checkers, and add notices to that content as well. 

For the Member State where these tools are maintained, please see SLI 17.1.1.