Facebook releases content moderation guidelines – rules long kept secret
by Julia Carrie Wong and Olivia Solon in San Francisc from Technology | The Guardian on (#3NK1G)
A year after the Guardian revealed Facebook's secret rules for censorship decisions, the company has released a public version
A year after the Guardian revealed Facebook's secret rules for content moderation, the company has released a public version of its guidelines for what is and is not allowed on the site, and for the first time created a process for individuals to appeal censorship decisions.
The disclosure comes amid a publicity blitz by the company to regain users' trust following the Observer's revelation in March that the personal Facebook data of tens of millions of users was improperly obtained by a political consultancy.
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