Facebook.com/safety

With over 1.5 billion people from all over the world using Facebook, your safety is our most important responsibility.

We make our rules regarding content on the site on the basis of keeping you safe and we develop tools and resources specifically to ensure you feel safe using Facebook.

There are people dedicated to the safety mission in every single part of the company and all over the world. Our security team, our communications team, our policy team – they all have people dedicated just to safety. We also have teams of engineers who work solely on safety and we employ a safety by design approach in our product development. Still, we are not experts in all things so we work with women’s online safety experts, academics, and non-profits globally to help shape our products, pol-icies and community education programs.

People come to Facebook to share their stories, see the world through the eyes of others and connect with friends, family and causes.

When we share information and connect, that's when we achieve extraordinary things - new ideas, incredible collaborations and deep friendships.

Integral to your interest in connecting and sharing, and our excitement about a more open and con-nected world, is that you feel safe to connect in meaningful and profound ways.

And when we say we want to give people the power to share we mean all people – from connectivity to innovations to ensure women feel safe online.

We take a five-point approach to safety at Facebook.

Second, tools. We have developed tools that give people the power to control what they see and what others see about them on Face-book, and to report things to us.

First, policies. We have policies that say what is and is not okay to share on Facebook - what we call our Community Standards.

Third, help or resources. At every point in the service, we offer access to the help and resources people might need to ensure their safety.

Fourth, partnerships. We recognize that we are not experts on all things. We look to safety experts, academic researchers, NGOs, human rights activists, and policymakers for their expertise and guidance.

Fifth, feedback. Perhaps most importantly, we rely on the feedback of the people using Facebook - our community.

Our Community Standards and related policies aim to find the right balance between giving people a place to express themselves and promoting a welcoming and safe environ-ment for everyone. When drafting our policies, we endeavor to make them prin-cipled, operable and explicable. With so many people interacting across so many borders, we have to develop global policies; and with so many different cultures and belief systems, finding the right balance can be a tough job. We focus on a few key principles:

Keeping you safe. Encouraging respectful behavior. Acknowledging cultural diversity.

To ensure they are operable we must craft clear internal guidelines. It is essential that the people at Facebook enforc-ing our policies on one side of the world make the same objective, accurate and quick decision on a piece of content as the reviewers on the other side of the world. Finally, our policies must be explicable - can we explain our policies to the community of people who use Facebook.

With over 1.5 billion people from all over the world using Facebook, your safety is our most important responsibility.

We make our rules regarding content on the site on the basis of keeping you safe and we develop tools and resources specifically to ensure you feel safe using Facebook.

There are people dedicated to the safety mission in every single part of the company and all over the world. Our security team, our communications team, our policy team – they all have people dedicated just to safety. We also have teams of engineers who work solely on safety and we employ a safety by design approach in our product development. Still, we are not experts in all things so we work with women’s online safety experts, academics, and non-profits globally to help shape our products, pol-icies and community education programs.

We require people to use their authentic

identity on FB. We find the policy promotes

greater accountability, respect, and a safer

experience for everyone.

Our authentic identity policy helps create a

safe space for people from all communities

by enabling us to detect accounts created for

malicious purposes. It makes it harder to use

an anonymous name to bully, scam or engage

in criminal behavior, and reduces imperson-

ation by others.

Our Community Standards prohibit hate

speech and bullying and harassment,

including content that directly attacks

people based on their race, ethnicity,

national origin, religious affiliation, sexual

orientation, gender or gender identity, and

serious disabilities or diseases. We take any

violations of our standards seriously and

may remove content, profiles and pages

when we are made aware of violations.

Reporting potentially abusive content is quick, easy and anonymous. If you see anything on Facebook you believe is inappropriate, never hesitate to report it.

We have teams of people working 24/7 across the globe, ready to review and remove anything that violates our Community Standards. These teams speak over 30 languages and include dedicated safety experts, always ready to provide additional support to our community.

Facebook also keeps you updated on the status of your reports via our Support Inbox. Our team will update you in real time when we have reviewed your report and let you know actions taken.

At every point in the service we offer access to the help and resources people might need to ensure their safety.

In our Help Center people can find additional information and resources on harassment and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, for example. Safety Center: We have a specially designed Safety Center full of valuable information, tools, and resources for various audiences to learn about staying safe online and what to do when they encounter threatening or unsafe content. facebook.com/safety Safety Page: We also have a Facebook Safety Page where we update people about recent developments in online safety both at Facebook and by our many partners around the world. facebook.com/fbsafety Guides: We work with our partners to create safety guides.

Giving our community the tools they need to control

what they share, what they see and with whom they are

in contact is one way in which we help our community

stay safe on Facebook.

These tools empower individuals to protect themselves

against unwanted content, unwanted contact, as well

as harassment online.

For example, if a person contacting you on Facebook in

an unwanted way, you can block that person from inter-

acting with you on Facebook.

Tools such as Privacy Checkup, the 'View As' tool, block-

ing, and reporting have been created to give people the

power to control their experience on Facebook, under-

stand their privacy settings, and manage human interac-

tions online as efficiently as possible.

How can we help?

How do I check my privacy settings?

To review and add more security to your account go to “More,” select “Settings,” tap on “Account Set-tings,” and then select “Security.” fb.me/PrivacyCheckup

Safety Tips – Put yourself in charge!Frequently asked questions

Can I get an alert when someone trieslogging into my account?

Yes. When you turn on login alerts, Facebookwill send you a notification any time someone tries logging into your account from a new place. fb.me/LoginNotifications

Can I limit who sees what I post?

Yes. When you share status updates, photos and other things you post, you can select the audience. You can even create customized audiences. Tap the arrow where it says “To:” and select with whom who you want to share something.fb.me/AudienceSelector

Can I block someone who I don’t want tocontact me?

Yes. You can block someone for any reason whatso-ever. They will no longer be able to see things you post on your profile, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a conversation with you, or add you as a friend. Facebook does not notify the person that you have blocked them.fb.me/Blocking

Can I report inappropriate or abusive things on Facebook?

Yes. If you see something you think does not belong on Facebook, use the report link near the post, photo or comment to report it to us. We remove reported content that violates our Community Standards. fb.me/Reporting

Can I do something if someone shares aintimate photo of me without my permission,or is threatening to do so?

Yes. Please report it to us. Non-consensual sharing of intimate images violates our Community Standards, as do threats to share those images. We remove photographs or videos depict-ing incidents of sexual violence and intimate images shared in revenge. We also remove content that threatens or promotes sexual violence or exploitation, including threats to share intimate images. If you think you might be in immediate physi-cal danger, please contact 911 or local law enforcement for help. For additional things you can do to protect yourself as well as support and advice, please go to:fb.me/NCIIhttp://www.cybercivilrights.org.

You’re in charge! To learn more about ways to protect your privacy on Facebook visit facebook.com/about/basics/