Community Standards
Policies that outline what is and isn't allowed on our apps.
Meta Advertising Standards
Policies for ad content and business assets.
Other policies
Other policies that apply to Meta technologies.
How Meta improves
How we update our policies, measure results, work with others and more.
Age-appropriate content
Explore how we help teens have safe, positive experiences on Facebook and Instagram.
Our approach to dangerous organisations and individuals
How we approach dangerous organisations and individuals.
Our approach to the opioid epidemic
How we support communities in the face of the opioid epidemic.
Our approach to elections
How we help prevent interference, empower people to vote and more.
Our approach to misinformation
How we work with independent fact-checkers, and more, to identify and take action on misinformation.
Our approach to newsworthy content
How we assess content for newsworthiness.
Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
How we reduce problematic content in News Feed.
Our approach to explaining ranking
How we build AI systems.
Content Library and Content Library API
Comprehensive access to public data from Facebook and Instagram
Ad Library tools
Comprehensive and searchable database of all ads currently running across Meta technologies
Other research tools and datasets
Additional tools for in-depth research on Meta technologies and programs
Community Standards enforcement report
Quarterly report on how well we're doing at enforcing our policies in the Facebook app and on Instagram.
Intellectual property
Report on how well we're helping people protect their intellectual property.
Government requests for user data
Report on government request for people's data.
Content restrictions based on local law
Report on when we restrict content that's reported to us as violating local law.
Internet disruptions
Report on intentional Internet restrictions that limit people's ability to access the Internet.
Widely viewed content report
Quarterly report on what people see on Facebook, including the content that receives the widest distribution during the quarter.
Regulatory and other transparency reports
Download current and past regulatory reports for Facebook and Instagram.
The Oversight Board can hear content cases from either Meta directly or people on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads who disagree with Meta’s decisions.
How the board's decisions impact other content
Meta will implement the Oversight Board’s decision across identical content with parallel context, if it exists and when it is technically and operationally possible.
We’ll first use the decision to determine what constitutes identical content, such as another post using the same image that the board decided should be removed. We’ll then use the decision to define parallel context—for example, if the image is shared with the same sentiment. Part of this process involves reassessing the case content’s scope and severity based on the board’s decision.
Our Operations team will then investigate how the decision can be enforced consistently against other content on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. There are some limitations for removing seemingly identical content, including when it’s similar but not similar enough for our systems to identify it. Through this process, our Operations team can ensure the board’s decision on one piece of content can be reflected across other content on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads.