Facebook Community Standards
Policies that outline what is and isn't allowed on the Facebook app.
Instagram Community Guidelines
Policies that outline what is and isn't allowed on the Instagram app.
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.
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 on the Facebook app and 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.
We have a robust process for taking action against content and accounts on Facebook or Instagram that go against our content policies. Where content is illegal or we determine certain behaviours by users or individuals constitute the following types of misuse, we may also take action:
We may suspend, for a limited period of time, users who, after being warned, repeatedly post manifestly illegal content. This does not preclude us from terminating your use of the service under Art 4.2 of the Facebook Terms of Service or as set out in the “Content Removal and Disabling or Terminating Your Account” section of the Instagram Terms of Use.
The decision to suspend access, and for how long, will depend on factors such as the nature and severity of the illegal content, the history of the user’s behavior on Facebook or Instagram, including the amount of manifestly illegal content posted, and, if identifiable, the intent of the user.
We may suspend the processing of reports submitted through our reporting mechanisms, for a limited period of time, where individuals and entities have, after being warned, frequently submitted reports that are abusive.
The decision to suspend the processing of reports, and for how long, will depend on factors such as the nature and severity of the abusive reports (for example, submission of multiple reports, without any new information, against the same piece of content, despite confirmation that it is not clear to us that the content is unlawful) and the individual or entity’s history of submitting reports on Facebook or Instagram that are abusive (including the amount and proportion of abusive reports), and, if identifiable, the intent of the individual or entity.
