Description: Meta Platforms, Inc. is a publicly traded technology company that builds and operates large social networking and messaging services (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) and develops augmented/virtual reality hardware and software (Reality Labs); the company’s stated focus combines connecting people through social platforms with long‑term investment in the ‘metaverse.’ Type: Publicly traded corporation Policies: Advocates on issues affecting online platforms and digital business including content moderation and platform liability, user privacy and data protection, digital advertising regulation, competition and antitrust, AI and AR/VR regulation, youth and child online safety, taxation and trade, and broadband/telecommunications policy. Funding: Primarily digital advertising revenue from businesses and marketers, supplemented by hardware sales and platform/developer services. Affiliates:
