Facebook

Here are a few of the things that aren't allowed on Facebook:

• Nudity or other sexually suggestive content
• Hate speech, credible threats or direct attacks on an individual or group
• Content that contains self-harm or excessive violence
• Fake or impostor profiles
• Spam

To see the full list and learn more about our policies, please review the Facebook Community Standards.

If you see something on Facebook that doesn't follow the Community Standards, please log into your account from a computer and use the report links usually located next to the abusive content.

The following behavior isn't allowed on Facebook:

• Posting things that don't follow the Facebook Community Standards (ex: threats, hate speech, graphic violence).
• Using Facebook to bully, impersonate or harass anyone.
• Abusing Facebook features (ex: sending friend requests to many people you don't know). Overusing features could make other people feel uncomfortable or unsafe. As a result, we have limits in place to limit the rate at which you can use features. Learn more about these limits.

To learn more about our policies, please review the Facebook Community Standards.

Yes, we regularly consult with external groups on a range of issues including content policy, safety, privacy and data security. Experts on domestic violence and cyberstalking sit on our Safety Advisory Board, a group of five of the leading global safety organizations. We are in regular conversation with this group and others about our content policies, particularly as they relate to groups that have historically faced violence and discrimination.

No, we remove content that doesn't follow the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. If we determine you've posted something that doesn't follow these terms, you may receive a warning or become disabled, depending on how severe the violation is.

To learn more about our policies, please review the Facebook Community Standards.

No. The number of times something is reported doesn't determine whether or not it's removed from Facebook. We remove content that violates our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

To learn more about our policies, please review the Facebook Community Standards.

We have limits in place to prevent abuse of our features and to protect people from spam and harassment. For example, if someone is sending out a bunch of messages to people they aren't friends with, they may be warned or temporarily blocked from sending messages.

Limits are based on different factors, like speed and quantity, but we can't provide additional details on the rate limits that are enforced.

If you're blocked from using a feature on Facebook, you can learn more about feature blocks.

Content that attacks people based on their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or disease is not allowed. We do, however, allow clear attempts at humor or satire that might otherwise be considered a possible threat or attack. This includes content that many people may find to be in bad taste (ex: jokes, stand-up comedy, popular song lyrics, etc.).

For information about our policies please review the Facebook Community Standards.