New Facebook Policy Removes Posts That Contribute to Violence

July 19, 2018
Anna Hubbel
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Further extending its efforts to create only positive experiences on the platform, Facebook recently announced that it is now removing posts that provoke violence. In a statement shared by The Verge, Facebook says, “There are certain forms of misinformation that have contributed to physical harm, and we are making a policy change which will enable us to take that type of content down. We will begin implementing the policy during the coming months.”

With the new policy in place, Facebook, in partnership with threat intelligence agencies, will review all posts containing inaccuracies or misinformation made to cause violence or physical harm. Both text and images are included in this review—even if the text of a post doesn’t provoke violence, an attached image that does so is cause for removal.

Additionally, Facebook will determine whether a post should be removed based on press reports and its own public policy employees. Once a post is verifiably false, Facebook will remove the post. Removal includes any duplicate or shared versions of the post across the platform.

Facebook announced the new policy this week, but according to The Verge, it was put into effect last month.

The company is working harder than ever to make it a safe space for users. But outside factors aren’t making it easy. In September 2017, for instance, Facebook had to remove self-reported ad targeting after advertisers had used the tool to target “Jew-haters.” With every punch, however, Facebook follows with a strong, defensive swing. Hopefully, this latest swing will effectively prevent violence caused through the platform.

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