Justice committee  We certainly comply with all applicable laws, but we take the approach that we do to transparency because it's important to us and to the people who use our product.

Justice committee  Trust is really the cornerstone of our business. The simple truth is that if people don't trust Facebook, they're not going to use it. For that reason we make clear, both through our policies and our practices, that transparency is paramount to us. That's why we put in place the

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  When we provide...?

Justice committee  We do provide non-content-based information, such as IP addresses, when we get legally sufficient requests from government. Beyond that, I'm not sure I can—

Justice committee  Absolutely, it's very transparent—

Justice committee  We would provide the IP address. How that is used or—

Justice committee  I wouldn't have that information.

Justice committee  Absolutely. We have a policy on Facebook that requires people to use their real identity. And we believe this helps people connect with one another because it goes to the heart of who you are. I can also say that we see that it brings about greater accountability. We've tried

Justice committee  I can't of course speak about a specific case, but that type of content, in which somebody is mocking a suicide, definitely violates our standards and would definitely be removed. It's definitely a priority to us, to the point that we prioritize any report about bullying or haras

Justice committee  Any time we receive a request for data from any government, we have a process for scrutinizing it in accordance with our terms and applicable laws, and we will provide data when required to do so by law. We believe very much in being transparent with the people who use Facebook

Justice committee  We set forth very clearly in our data use policy the circumstances under which we might provide information to a government. Typically that is in a situation where we would receive a government request, and we would apply very strict scrutiny to that request to ensure that it's n

Justice committee  Thank you. We are very much a global company and we have a set of policies that actually apply to people who are using Facebook, wherever they are around the globe. We certainly comply with all laws that apply to us, but because we're such a global platform, we really take a bro

Justice committee  Thank you. Again, we cannot do this alone. In Canada, during Bullying Awareness Week, we partnered with seven Canadian safety organizations, including PREVNet, Kids Help Phone, and MediaSmarts, on the “be bold: stop bullying” campaign. Students across Canada have learned what

Justice committee  Good morning. Thank you for inviting me here. My name is Monika Bickert. l'm the head of global policy management at Facebook. I will be providing my remarks here today in English. My job at Facebook is all about creating an environment that both encourages people to express t