finally revealed Facebook criteria officially on the basis of which the moderators review the content of the social network and determine their censorship.
Facebook’s vice president of global policy management, says Facebook’s criteria haven’t changed at all in a while, but they have evolved and will continue to do so.
However, this is the first time from your content reviewers, and even though we had an idea about these factors, from now on users will be able to know why a certain kind of content is censored in addition to have a clear idea about how to appeal a decision.
How to start an appeal if you think valid content has been removed on Facebook
that during the next year will build a system for users to appeal such decisions. Currently there is an option to request further review in posts that were removed for nudity/sexual activity, hate speech, or graphic violence.
within a period no more than 24 hours the Facebook human staff will initiate the manual review and if a mistake has been made, the affected will be notified and the publication will be restored. The following is an example of an incorrect censorship that can now be appealed:
These are the 6 criteria of Facebook to moderate the content on its platform
1. Violence and criminal behavior
Although many times users vent their frustration through the , if Facebook determines a threat is credible language and details in the content, the publication will be removed and the accounts will be disabled in addition to giving notice to the local authorities.
Also prevents content that promotes violent crimes, theft, or fraudas well as the organization of criminal activities and the publication of regulated products such as drugs, weapons and medicines that require a medical prescription are prohibited.
2 .Security
Facebook intends to prevent possible real-life harm that may be related in any way to Facebook content. In this section It includes the exploitation of minors as well as the sexual exploitation of adults.
In addition, content that degrades or embarrasses users (bullying) as well as harassing practices, privacy violations and image privacy rights will be removed.
3. Questionable content
Hate speech and language that incites hatred is not allowed on Facebookas it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and can lead to incitement to violence in real life.
Another of Facebook’s criteria dictates that cruel and insensitive content will not be allowed, and the display of nudity or sexual activity is restricted, depending on the context of the publication.
Facebook will remove content that includes graphic or explicit violence, although in cases where the post touches on important issues such as reporting human rights violations, a warning label may be of graphic or violent content.
4 .Integrity and authenticity
Facebook strives to limit the spread of commercial spamand therefore false advertisements, fraud and security breaches are prevented, as are sand will prevent the spread of and while they won’t be removed, they will be seen less often in News Feed.
Facebook seeks to moderate identity theft as much as possible in order to create a safe environment. In addition, if the social network finds out that one of its users, it makes the account commemorative, protecting it from unwanted login attempts and fraudulent activities.
5 .Respect for intellectual property
Facebook emphasizes at this point that in its terms of service do not allow their users to post content that violates intellectual property rights of another person, including copyright and trademark rights.
6. User requests
In addition, the social network reviews the content in case users ask to delete their own accountrequest to delete the account of a deceased relative (after verifying their identity), in addition to requests to delete the accounts of minors, and in general additional protection to content involving minors such as child abuse.
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