According to one 2020 summary, the vast majority of its efforts against misinformation — 84 percent — went toward the United States with just 16 percent going to the “Rest of World,” including India, France and Italy, my colleagues Cat Zakrzewski, Gerrit De Vynck, Niha Masih and Shibani Mahtani report. An audit of Facebook’s attempts to boost safety in “at-risk countries” posted by a staffer internally in June 2020 showed the company had massive gaps in coverage.
