An online meeting of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan with representatives of the Meta company took place

On May 30, 2022, a meeting was held in an online format between the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and representatives of the «Meta» company. 

Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Umarov announced the main novelties adopted within the framework of the Law signed by the Head of State in May this year "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the protection of children's rights, education, information and informatization". 

In the context of the adopted changes in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the activities of online platforms, issues of further development of cooperation, joint measures to counter cyberbullying, the spread of fake and fraudulent content were discussed. 

The Regional Managing Director for Public Relations at «Meta», George Chen, positively assessed the degree of open and direct interaction with the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulatory issues and confirmed his readiness to act as an authorized representative of «Meta» to interact with the Ministry of Information and Social Development in terms of online security and other regulatory issues.

The parties expressed their readiness to continue fruitful cooperation, taking into account compliance with the requirements of universally recognized international documents in the field of human rights, freedom of speech and expression, including on the Internet. 

George Chen spoke about the measures taken by «Meta» to combat the spread of false information and illegal content on the Internet, including using machine learning technologies and involving independent fact checkers. 

During the meeting, representatives of the «Meta» company, at the request of Minister A.Umarov, shared the company's new plans and prospects for the development of the «Metaverse» project. Mr. Chen suggested that in the future, the parties could explore the possibility of holding virtual online meetings using Horizon Workrooms, a metaverse application developed by «Meta» for conferences and online workplaces. 

At the end of the meeting, Minister A.Umarov invited «Meta» to take part in the annual international conference "Astana Media Week" to demonstrate the company's advanced developments in the field of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Mr. Chen, in turn, invited Minister A. Umarov to visit the headquarters of «Met»a in Silicon Valley, USA, at a convenient time.