Family Center

A Meta service designed to help parents manage their children's online interactions and settings.

CCI Score

-0.45

0.01% April 18

Latest Event

Family Center Enhances Teen Safeguards Amid DPDP Act Challenges

Meta’s Family Center is being used to manage parental controls on Messenger teen accounts, incorporating usage nudges, contact restrictions, and alert systems for reported issues. This initiative comes as the company navigates ambiguities in India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act regarding parental consent, age verification, and behavioural profiling.

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Family Center is currently rated as a Bystander.

-1 to -4 CCI Score

Companies scoring here do little to oppose authoritarianism. Their inaction results in a passive endorsement of the status quo, as they neither actively resist oppression nor contribute to overt support for it.

Latest Events

APR

11

2025

Family Center Enhances Teen Safeguards Amid DPDP Act Challenges
30.00

Meta’s Family Center is being used to manage parental controls on Messenger teen accounts, incorporating usage nudges, contact restrictions, and alert systems for reported issues. This initiative comes as the company navigates ambiguities in India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act regarding parental consent, age verification, and behavioural profiling.
NOV

01

2024

Meta Political Engagement Oversight
33.42

Meta's political engagement policy, overseen by an independent Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee, emphasizes ethical political contributions and responsible executive engagement. The policy includes training for personnel on ethical standards and adherence to lobbying registration and reporting laws, ensuring transparency in the company's interactions with government officials.
+40

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

April 11

The article details Meta's strict oversight of its political contributions through an independent board committee, which promotes transparent and ethical political funding practices. Such measures help reduce the risk of authoritarian influence and align with progressive governance.

Meta Political Engagement
+30

Executive Political Engagement

April 11

Meta’s use of executive leadership, including a Vice President of Public Policy responsible for managing interactions with government officials, reflects a commitment to ethical political engagement. This structure supports transparent political activities and aligns with anti-authoritarian values.

Meta Political Engagement
NOV

01

2023

Meta's $1M Donation to Trump's Inaugural Fund
-64.78

Meta donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 inaugural fund following a private meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Trump at Mar-a-Lago, marking a controversial political shift and alignment with far‐right ideologies.
-80

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

April 11

The donation is a clear example of political contributions aligning with far‐right and authoritarian tendencies. Allocating $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund represents a direct financial endorsement of a controversial administration, raising concerns about corporate influence over democratic processes.

Meta’s Surprising Donation Sparks Debate on Tech-Political Relationships
-70

Executive Political Engagement

April 11

The private meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Trump at Mar-a-Lago, coupled with related gestures such as gifting smart glasses, further underscores a strategic engagement with authoritarian figures. This behavior deepens concerns over corporate political maneuvering aimed at gaining favor with right-wing administrations.

Meta’s Surprising Donation Sparks Debate on Tech-Political Relationships