Facebook explains what posts it deems allowable


ASSOCIATED PRESS: Social media giant clarifies what is allowed in its network.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Social media giant clarifies what is allowed in its network.

Facebook is giving users more guidance on why, for example, it might take down a post that featured sexual violence and exploitation, hate speech, criminal activity or bullying. It also explains why it not only bans terrorist and organized crime groups, but it also removes content supporting them.

The Menlo Park, California-based company says it isn’t changing how it regulates the content of posts, and that while some of the guidance for users is new, “it is consistent with how we’ve applied our standards in the past.”

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