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 take great care to craft policies that are inclusive of different views and beliefs—in particular, those of people and communities that might otherwise be overlooked or marginalized.
A meeting called the Policy Forum takes place on a regular basis where we discuss potential changes to our Community Standards, Community Guidelines, Advertising Policies, or Product Policies. At this meeting, subject matter experts from the Content Policy team propose adding new policies or amending existing ones. These meetings help the team factor in cultural differences on what is acceptable and better understand broad perspectives on safety and voice and the impact of our policies on communities globally.
A variety of internal stakeholders also participate in the meetings. This includes team members from safety and cybersecurity policy, Global Operations, Civil Rights and Human Rights, legal, communications and diversity, as well as counterterrorism specialists, product managers, and other public policy leads.
Our Content Policy team typically gives two types of presentations at the meetings: a heads up or a policy recommendation. A heads up is a short presentation that introduces an issue the team plans to work through, with internal and external input. After the team has received input, analyzed relevant data about the issue and prepared options for updating a policy, subject matter experts will present a recommendation so the larger group can discuss it.
Our policies evolve over time based on feedback from these meetings, as well as changes in social norms, language, and product updates.
Following the Policy Forum meeting, the policy changes are prepared for implementation which takes time and actual launch dates vary. Once the policy is launched, we publish meeting minutes from the Policy Forum and note these changes in our CS, viewable in the Change Log:
