WEB BBS MAY 18

BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT
“Bits n
Bytes”
FACEBOOK RULES
What with all the recent who-ha surrounding
Facebook, and its social
policies, it can be confusing to know
where you stand when it comes to
Facebook standards, and let’s face
it who has the time to read the full
set of standards on Facebooks own
page? So here is a cut down version
to put you in the picture.
Facebook claims its standards are
built around three pillars: Safety (removing
content that harms others),
Voice (the ability for users to express
diverse views and ideas), and Equity
(applying the same standards to all
users). In regards to that last point,
Facebook allows for some relaxation
of its standards depending on the
context.
One of the broad categories of content
that Facebook might remove is
the kind that encourages violence or
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criminal behavior. Credible violence
can include content or accounts that
Facebook believes pose a realistic
threat. The social network also forbids
users associated with terrorist
or hate groups, human trafficking,
or other forms of organized crime.
Finally, Facebook also cracks down
on users buying, selling, or trading
“regulated goods” — i.e., drugs or
firearms — on the social network.
Under a category that it terms
“Safety,” Facebook’s standards
maintain that the company will remove
posts that encourage selfharm
or suicide, as well as posts
that involve sexual exploitation (of
children or adults). According to the
standards, Facebook defaults to
“removing sexual imagery to prevent
the sharing of non-consensual or
underage content,” though, the company
also understands that nudity
sometimes serves a public interest,
such as in protests or artwork.
On that topic, Facebook might remove
content deemed “objectionable,”
which includes the aforementioned
sexual activity, as well as
graphic violence and hate speech,
which Facebook defines as “a direct
attack on people based on what
we call protected characteristics —
race, ethnicity, national origin, religious
affiliation, sexual orientation,
sex, gender, gender identity, and
serious disability or disease.”
Facebook’s community standards
also include a section on “integrity
and authenticity,” which covers a
few things. Spam is verboten, as is
fake news, especially after the public
drubbing Facebook took after purveyors
of fake news made use of the
network during the 2016 presidential
election. The community standards
also emphasize that users shouldn’t
misrepresent themselves on Facebook;
you’re supposed to use your
real name, and if you should happen
to die, your relatives can have
your account converted into a memorial,
so nobody is making it seem
like you’re posting from beyond the
grave.
Finally, Facebook’s rules state that
while users “own” and control any of
the stuff they post on the site, they
need to respect intellectual property
laws. Basically, make sure you don’t
infringe on any trademarks or copyrights!
So there you have it, Facebook rules
in a nutshell! Hope you found it of
interest!
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