{"id":25458,"date":"2022-07-20T18:31:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=25458"},"modified":"2022-07-20T18:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:31:07","slug":"what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards","title":{"rendered":"What Happens If You Violate Facebook Community Standards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eeeec745c9f\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eeeec745c9f\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eeeec745c9f\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#What_Happens_If_You_Violate_Facebook_Community_Standards\" title=\"What Happens If You Violate Facebook Community Standards?\">What Happens If You Violate Facebook Community Standards?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#Hat\" title=\"Hat\">Hat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#Hate_speech\" title=\"Hate speech\">Hate speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#Appeals_process\" title=\"Appeals process\">Appeals process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#Account_deactivation\" title=\"Account deactivation\">Account deactivation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-violate-facebook-community-standards\/#Removal_of_content\" title=\"Removal of content\">Removal of content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_If_You_Violate_Facebook_Community_Standards\"><\/span>What Happens If You Violate Facebook Community Standards?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The Facebook rules are constantly changing. Here&#8217;s what happens when you break them: Your account may be banned, your account will be suspended, or both. It&#8217;s important to follow the rules as written, but you should also understand the appeals process and why Facebook deactivates your account. There are also penalties for violating Facebook community standards, such as Hate speech. For more information, read our article on Hate speech and why you might be banned.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hat\"><\/span>Hat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to avoid receiving hateful messages, you should check out Facebook&#8217;s community standards. These guidelines, posted on the company&#8217;s website, are intended to be fair to all users. However, they may be arbitrarily enforced. Facebook has a tendency to enforce the standards based on arbitrary criteria and their own feelings. That could lead to selective enforcement and chilling of free speech, especially for those who don&#8217;t want to be sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>While Facebook doesn&#8217;t ban every kind of content, they will remove hate speech. Whether it&#8217;s a political or religious viewpoint, Facebook must remain sensitive to its community standards and protect its members. In addition to removing hateful content, it also has the authority to suspend a user&#8217;s account if they violate its terms of service or data policy. So, while Facebook has made some progress in this area, there&#8217;s still much work to do.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hate_speech\"><\/span>Hate speech<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In June 2017, Facebook ditched its controversial policy that protected &#8220;white people&#8221; and &#8220;black children&#8221; from hate speech. The Oversight Board criticized the policy, and the company agreed to walk it back. Facebook also agreed to create an oversight board with 40 members who will oversee hate speech complaints and determine whether or not a post is offensive. Facebook has yet to provide details about this new policy, but it&#8217;s expected to introduce a formal process to review complaints.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook transparency reports for Q3 2021 include transparency reports of community standards enforcement and top-viewed content. There is a clear pattern to hate speech on the site. Posts with images and background tend to get more views than posts with short comments. Eight of these posts, in fact, were from a lifestyle brand called Thinkarete. As a result, Facebook removed a large percentage of hate speech, including dehumanizing remarks and comparisons to animals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Appeals_process\"><\/span>Appeals process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been banned or have been told that your content violates Facebook community standards, you can appeal the decision. Facebook&#8217;s new Oversight Board, a nascent court of review, has recently released its first decisions. Four of five of these verdicts overturn the moderation decision. If your content was removed for violating Facebook&#8217;s community standards, you can appeal the decision.<\/p>\n<p>You can appeal a deactivated or restricted Facebook account through the Appeals process. You must provide the login details for your Facebook account and attach a screenshot of a valid ID. In the &#8220;Additional Information&#8221; field, you can write more details about your appeal. Once Facebook receives your appeal form, they will investigate your content and respond accordingly. The decision will take at least 24 hours, but may be delayed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Account_deactivation\"><\/span>Account deactivation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you violate community standards, Facebook may suspend or deactivate your account. The reasons for suspension or deactivation vary, and sometimes they are clear while at other times, they are less apparent. The penalties can vary, ranging from not being able to post to being blocked from logging into your account. Deactivation or suspension can occur within hours to over 21 days. Facebook uses artificial intelligence technology and reports from users to make these decisions. However, you can always ask Facebook to review your content.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to appeal the deactivation or suspension of your Facebook account is to fill out the appeal form. You will need to provide your full name and email address. Make sure your name is exactly as it is on Facebook. If your account was accidentally disabled, Facebook will probably allow you to recover it. Otherwise, it may contact you to request more information. However, if the deactivation or suspension is accidental, you will most likely have to wait for a while.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Removal_of_content\"><\/span>Removal of content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a recent news story, Facebook removed a video posted by an Indian farmer critical of the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. While Facebook defends its censorship policies, there is concern that these actions are disproportionately targeted at marginalised communities. A ProPublica investigation found that Facebook&#8217;s censorship policies have benefited elites at the expense of grassroots activists and the public. Its community standards for the removal of content are often vague and unclear. In such cases, it is hard to judge whether the content was offensive or not.<\/p>\n<p>While Facebook&#8217;s community standards prohibit the posting of violent content, the company also prohibits the promotion of self-harm or suicide. The company discourages the glorification of suicide, and prohibits posting comments or livestreaming it. Other prohibited content includes child nudity and sex. While Facebook recognizes that sexual freedom is personal, it does not want to become a &#8220;mass market&#8221; for escorts.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4R2Fs5_YhE\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Happens If You Violate Facebook Community Standards? The Facebook rules are constantly changing. 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