The number of Facebook users in Mongolia has reached 2.2 million – no less than 70 percent of the population! The 2019 ‘Social Media and Appropriate Use’ forum has been held at the State House in Ulaanbaatar. The event was jointly organised by the Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC), the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs and the Authority for Family, Child and Youth Development.

Panel discussions are being held at four general sessions, namely: ‘social media usage of Mongolia and international tendencies’; ‘social network security and child protection’; ‘opportunities of social media – creating a positive approach’; and the ‘appropriate use of social media and social media literacy’.

Opening the fourth session, Mr. George Chen, Head of Public Policy for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia at Facebook, delivered a presentation. He noted that the company is mostly focused on privacy policy and security. He said, that the company will cooperate with Mongolian regulators in fighting fake news and in deleting fake accounts.