አዋቂዎችን ለወሲብ ማመቻቸት እና ልቅ የሆነ ወሲባዊ ቋንቋ

የፖሊሲ ዝርዝሮች
የተጠቃሚ ተሞክሮዎች

የፖሊሲ ዝርዝሮች

መዝገብ ይቀይሩ
የፖሊሲ ምክንያት
በአዋቂዎች ውሲባዊ ብዝበዛ ፖሊሲ ላይ እንደተገለጸው፣ ሰዎች ስለ ወሲባዊ ጥቃት እና ብዝበዛ ለመወያየት እና ትኩረት ለመሳብ አገልግሎቶቻችንን ይጠቀማሉ። የዚህን ውይይት አስፈላጊነት ተገንዝበናል እና እንፈቅዳለን። እንዲሁም ስለ ሴተኛ አዳሪነት መብት ተሟጋችነት እና የወሲብ ስራ ደንብ ውይይት እንዲደረግ እንፈቅዳለን። በአዋቂዎች መካከል የግብረ-ሥጋ ግንኙነትን ወይም የንግድ ወሲባዊ አገልግሎቶችን እንዲሁም የብልግና ወይም ወሲባዊ ቁሳቁሶችን የሚጠይቅ ወይም የሚያቀርብ ይዘትን በተመለከተ ግልጽ መስመርን እናሰምራለን። ይህንን የምናደርገው ህገወጥ የሰዎች ዝውውርን፣ ማስገደድን እና ስምምነት የለሽ ወሲባዊ ድርጊቶችን የሚያካትቱ ግብይቶችን ማመቻቸት ለማስወገድ ነው።
ወደ ወሲባዊ ማባበያ ሊያመራ የሚችል ግልጽ ወሲባዊ ቋንቋ መጠቀምም እንከለክላለን ምክንያቱም አንዳንድ የአለማቀፍ ማህበረሰባችን ውስጥ የሚገኙ ታዳሚዎች እንደዚህ አይነት ይዘት ላይመቻቸው ይችላል እንዲሁም ሰዎች ከጓደኞቻቸው እና አጠቃላይ ማህበረሰቡ ጋር የመገናኘት ችሎታቸው ላይ እንቅፋት ሊፈጥር ይችላል።
የሚከተሉትን አንፈቅድም፦
ለሴተኛ አዳሪነት የመገናኘት ዘዴዎችን የሚያቀርብ፣ የሚጠይቅ ወይም የሚያቀርብ ይዘት፣ እሱም በገንዘብ ወይም ዋጋ ላለው ነገር ራስን ለወሲብ ግንኙነት መጠየቅ ወይም ማቅረብ ማለት ነው፡-
  • የግብረ ሥጋ ግንኙነትን ማቅረብ ወይም መጠየቅ (ለምሳሌ፣ የአጃቢ አገልግሎቶች፣ ወሲባዊ/የወሲብ ቀስቃሽ ማሳጅዎች፣ የወሲብ ጭውውቶች/ውይይቶች፣ ወጣ ያለ ፍላጎት/የበላይነት አገልግሎቶች)
  • ከሴተኛ አዳሪነት ጋር የተዛመደ ቋንቋን ከገንዘብ፣ አካባቢ ወይም የመገኛ አድራሻ ጥያቄዎች ጋር በማጣመር መጠቀም የተከለከለ ነው።
  • ከዋጋ ወይም ከማንኛውም የገንዘብ ልውውጥ ምልክት ወይም ዋጋ ያለው ነገር ጋር ተዳምሮ በወሲባዊ ጥያቄ ውስጥ መሳተፍ
  • የወሲብ ግንኙነቶችን ወይም አጋሮችን ከዋጋ ወይም ከማንኛውም የገንዘብ ወይም የዓይነት ግብይቶች ምልክቶች ጋር መግለጽ ወይም መጥቀስ።
  • ለሶስተኛ ወገን የንግድ ወሲብ ስራ ሌሎች ሰዎችን መቅጠር ወይም ማቅረብ በሰው ብዝበዛ ፖሊሲ የተሸፈነ ነው።
ለወሲባዊ ግንኙነት በመጠየቅ፣ በማቅረብ፣ በመጠየቅ ወይም በመሳሰሉት የወሲብ ግንኙነት መጠየቂያ ዘዴዎች ላይ የሚሳተፍ ይዘት፡-
  • የግብረ ሥጋ ግንኙነት ወይም ማነቃቂያ
  • የአፍ ወሲብ
  • ወጣ ያለ የወሲብ ፍላጎት
  • የወሲብ ጭውውቶች ወይም ውይይቶች
  • ወሲባዊ ወይም የወሲብ ቀስቃሽ ማሳጅዎች
  • ወሲብ ቀስቃሽ ዳንስ ወይም ራቁት ዳንስ
  • የራቁት ምስሎችን ማጋራት (እንደ እራቁት፣ የወሲብ ቪዲዮዎች ያሉ)
የብልግና ምስሎችን ለማግኘት የመገኛ ዘዴዎችን የሚጠይቅ፣ የሚያቀርብ ወይም የሚያቀርብ፣ ወይም የተጠቃሚ ስሞችን ወይም ወደ የብልግና ድረ-ገጾች የሚወስዱ አገናኞችን የያዘ ይዘት።
ስለሚከተሉት ግልጽ ወይም ስዕላዊ ዝርዝሮችን የሚጠቀም ግልጽ ወሲባዊ ቋንቋ፡-
  • የመራቢያ አካላት
  • የወሲባዊ ስሜት መነሳሳት ሁኔታዎች (ለምሳሌ፣ መርጠብ ወይም መቆም)
  • የወሲብ ግንኙነቶች
  • ከዚህ በላይ ያለው በአስቂኝ፣ በማሾፍ ሁኔታ ወይም እንደ የጾታ ስሜትን የሚገልጹ ጸያፍ ቃላት የተጋራ ይዘትን አያካትትም።
በውግዘት፣ ትምህርታዊ፣ ግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ወይም የዜና ዘገባ አገባብ ላይ ሲለጠፍ በዚህ ፖሊሲ የተሸፈነ ይዘትን እንፈቅዳለን። እንዲሁም በፖሊሲው ስር ስለ ወሲባዊ ድርጊቶች መወያየትን አንከለከልም። ነገር ግን፣ በጤና እና ደህንነት ፖሊሲ መሰረት ለአካለ መጠን ላልደረሱ ህጻናት ከዕድሜ ጋር የሚስማሙ ልምዶችን ለማመቻቸት ሲባል፣ እነዚህ ከ18 አመት በላይ ለሆናቸው ጎልማሶች ሊታገዱ ይችላሉ።
ለሚከተለው ይዘት ይዘቱን የመመልከት ችሎታን 18 እና ከዚያ በላይ ለሆኑ አዋቂዎች እንገድባለን፦
  • ስለ ወሲባዊ ድርጊቶች ወይም ልምዶች የሚወያይ ይዘት
  • የአዋቂዎችን ምዝገባ ድር ጣቢያዎች የተጠቃሚ ስሞችን፣ አገናኞችን ወይም አርማዎችን የያዘ ይዘት
  • ወሲባዊ ዘይቤዎችን ጨምሮ በቀልድ ወይም አስቂኝ አውዶች ውስጥ ግልጽ የሆነ ወሲባዊ ቋንቋ
  • ወሲባዊ ግንኙነትን የሚያመለክት የወሲብ ስሜት ቀስቃሽ ቋንቋ
ለሚከተሉት የማህበረሰብ ደንቦች፣ ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ ተጨማሪ መረጃ እና/ወይም አውድ እንፈልጋለን፦
  • በአንዳንድ ሁኔታዎች፣ ይዘቱ የምጸት መሆኑ ሲታወቅ የማህበረሰብ ደንቦችን ሊጥስ የሚችል ይዘትን እንፈቅዳለን። ይዘቱ የሚፈቀደው፣ የሚጥሱት የይዘቱ ክፍሎች ለማሳቅ የታሰቡ ከሆነ ወይም የሆነ ነገርን ወይም ሌላ ሰው ላይ ለመሳለቅ ወይም ለመተቸት የታሰቡ ከሆነ ብቻ ነው።
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion. We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. However, we draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults or when content asks for or offers pornographic or sexual content. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
We do not allow:
Content that offers,or asks or provides methods of contact for prostitution,which is defined as asking for or offering oneself or asking for sexual activitiesencounters in exchange for money or anything of valuebysuch as:
  • Offering or asking for sexual encountersactivity (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • UsingSslang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, hint at priceor any signal of a transaction for money or something of value, or compensation, location, or contact information
  • Content that engagesEngaging in explicit or implicit sexual solicitation combined with a price, hint at price, or compensationor any signal of a transaction for money or something of value
  • Depicting or mentioning sexual encounters or partners with a price or any signals of monetary or in-kind transactions.
  • Content that recruitsRecruiting or offerings other people for third-party commercial sex work is covered byseparately considered under the Human Exploitation policy.
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, offering or askingor providing methods of contact for sexual activitiesencounters such as:
  • Sexual intercourse or stimulation
  • Oral sex
  • Sexual Fetishes
  • Sex chats or conversations
  • Sexual or erotic massages
  • Erotic dancing or stripping
  • Sharing of nude imagery (such as nudes, sex videos)
  • Sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Offers or asks that include sexual slang terms.
Content that engages in implicit or indirect sexual solicitation (defined as sharing contact information, or suggesting to be contacted directly) with a sexually suggestive element. Sexually suggestive elements can include content prohibited under the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy or mentions or depictions of regionalized sexual slang, commonly sexualized emojis, sexually suggestive poses, sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, etc.
Content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquireor asks for pornographic material, or contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites.
Sexually explicit language that goes intouses explicit or graphic detail about:
  • Genitals,
  • A sStates of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
  • Sexual Encounters
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
  • The above does not include content shared in a humorous, satirical context or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing
We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do notprohibit discussing sexual practicesprohibit under the policy content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.However, these could be restricted to adults over 18 years of age as per the Health & Wellness policy to facilitate age-appropriate experiences for minors.
For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
  • Content discussing sexual practices or experiences
  • Content that contains usernames, links to or logos of Adult Subscription Websites
  • Sexually explicit language in humorous or satirical contexts, including sexual metaphors
  • Sexually suggestive language that refers to sexual encounters
For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
  • Content expressing desire for adult sexual activity, or discussing sexual practices or experiences, even without sexual solicitation
  • Sexual metaphors or sexual cursing that goes into graphic detail about:
    • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
    • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
This update gives creates introduces new age-gating policies to protect youths from exposure to sexually suggestive language and content on platform.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use Facebookour servicesto discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
We do not allow:
Content that offers or asks for prostitution, defined as offering oneself or asking for sexual activities in exchange for money or anything of value such as:
  • Offering or asking for sexual activity (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • Slang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, hint at price, or compensation, location, or contact information
  • Content that engages in explicit or implicit sexual solicitation combined with a price, hint at price, or compensation
  • Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy.
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, offering or asking for sexual activities such as:
  • Sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Offers or asks that include sexual slang terms.
Content that engages in implicit or indirect sexual solicitation (defined as sharing contact information, or suggesting to be contacted directly) with a sexually suggestive element. Sexually suggestive elements can include content prohibited under the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy or mentions or depictions of regionalized sexual slang, commonly sexualized emojis, sexually suggestive poses, sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, etc.
Content that offers or asks for pornographic material including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites.
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail about:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
  • The above does not include content shared in a humorous, satirical or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing
We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do not prohibit under the policy content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.
For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
  • Content expressing desire for adult sexual activity, or discussing sexual practices or experiences, even without sexual solicitation
  • Sexual metaphors or sexual cursing that goes into graphic detail about: A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
    • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
    • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not postWe do not allow:
Content that offers or asks for prostitution, defined as offering oneself or asking for sexual activities in exchange for money or anything of value such as:
  • Offering or asking for sexual activity (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • Slang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, hint at price, or compensation, location, or contact information
  • Content that engages in explicit or implicit sexual solicitation combined with a price, hint at price, or compensation
  • Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy.
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, offering or asking for sexual activities such as:
  • Sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Offers or asks that include sexual slang terms.
Content that engages in implicit or indirect sexual solicitation (defined as sharing contact information, or suggesting to be contacted directly) with a sexually suggestive element. Sexually suggestive elements can include content prohibited under the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy or mentions or depictions of regionalized sexual slang, commonly sexualized emojis, sexually suggestive poses, sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, etc.
Content that offers or asks for pornographic material including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites.
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail about:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
  • The above does not include content shared in a humorous, satirical or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing
We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do not prohibit under the policy content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.
For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
  • Content expressing desire for adult sexual activity, or discussing sexual practices or experiences, even without sexual solicitation
  • Sexual metaphors or sexual cursing that goes into graphic detail about: A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
    • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
    • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for prostitution, defined as offering oneself or asking for sexual activities in exchange for money or anything of value such as:
  • Offering or asking for sexual activity (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • Slang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, hint at price, or compensation, location, or contact information
  • Content that engages in explicit or implicit sexual solicitation combined with a price, hint at price, or compensation
  • Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy.
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, offering or asking for sexual activities such as:
  • Sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Offers or asks that include sexual slang terms.
Content that engages in implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation by containing both an implicit offer or ask (defined as sharing contact information, or suggesting to be contacted directly), andwith a sexually suggestive element. Sexually suggestive elements can include content prohibited under the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy or mentions or depictions of regionalized sexual slang, commonly sexualized emojis, sexually suggestive poses, sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, etc.regionalized sexual slang, mentions or depictions of sexual activity (as defined in our Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy) or sexual poses.
Content that offers or asks for pornographic material including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites.
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail about:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g., wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g., sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
  • The above does not include content shared in a humorous, satirical or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing
We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do not prohibit under the policy content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.
The policy is being updated to link to the definition of sexual activity in the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services. (Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy).
Content that offers or asks for prostitution, defined as offering oneself or asking for sexual activities in exchange for money or anything of value such as:
  • Offering or asking for sexual activity (for example, escort services, sexual/erotic massages, sex chats/conversations, fetish/domination services)
  • Slang terms for prostitution combined with an ask or offer of availability, price, hint at price, or compensation, location, or contact information
  • Content that engages in explicit or implicit sexual solicitation combined with a price, hint at price, or compensation
  • Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities.
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.
  • Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.
Content that engages inis implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Offering or asking for sSex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Offers or asks that includeSsexual slang terms.
We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.
Content that offers or asksAn offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites).
  • Criteria 1: Offer or ask
    • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one or more of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Regional sexualized slang,
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexual emojis
      • Including content (hand drawn, digital or real-world art) that depicts sexual activity as defined in Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy
      • Poses,
      • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy
Content that engages inEexplicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for sexual activities such as:
Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).
  • Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.
We allow content that is otherwise covered by this policy when posted in condemnation, educational, awareness raising or news reporting contexts. We also do not prohibit under the policy content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services. (Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy).
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities.
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.
  • Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Offering or asking for sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Sexual slang terms.
We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or ask
    • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one or more of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), orcommonly sexual emojis
      • Including content (hand drawn, digital or real-world art) that depicts sexual activity as defined in Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy
      • Poses,
      • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activitypolicy
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).
  • Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
The policy is being updated to link to the definition of sexual activity in the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services. (Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy).
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services. (Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered under the Human Exploitation policy).
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities.
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.
  • Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Offering or asking for sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Sexual slang terms.
We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or ask
    • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Poses.
      • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).
  • Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
This update does not represent a policy change but rather edits to correct formatting.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services.(Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered underthe Human Exploitation policy).
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities.
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.
  • Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Offering or asking for sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Sexual slang terms.
We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or ask
    • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Poses.
      • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).
  • Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
  • In certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
As part of our response to an Oversight Board decision, we are updating our context-specific policy to clarify that in certain cases, we will allow content that may otherwise violate the Community Standards when it is determined that the content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them.
As noted in Section 8 of our Community Standards (Sexual Exploitation of AdultsAdult Sexual Exploitation), people use Facebook to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of, and want to allow for this discussion. We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults such as prostitution or escort services. recognize the importance of , We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that offers or asks for adult commercial services, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort service and paid sexual fetish or domination services. Attempted coordination of adult commercial sexual services or prostitution activities, such as requesting, offering or asking for rates for escort services and paid sexual fetish or domination services.(Content that recruits or offers other people for third-party commercial sex work is separately considered underthe Human Exploitation policy).
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue,including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities.
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.
  • Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Offering or asking for sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).
  • Sex chat or conversations.
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.
  • Sexual slang terms.
We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or ask
    • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Poses.
      • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy.
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).
  • Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.
The policy is being updated to clarify that discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation is allowed. We are also making edits which do not reflect policy changes, but rather additions to the Community Standards for transparency and to better reflect our enforcement.
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Attempting to coordinate adult commercial sexual services or prostitution activities, such as requesting or offering or asking for rates for escort services and paid sexual fetish or domination services.
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or Ask
    • Content implicitly or indirectly* (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation
      • Nude imagery, or
      • Sex or sexual partners, or
      • Sex chat conversations
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real world art) such as: sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts, objects, or digital obstruction, including long shots of fully nude butts
      • Poses
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
Policy Rationale
As noted in Section 8 of our Community Standards (Sexual Exploitation of Adults), people use Facebook to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and want to allow for this discussion. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults such as prostitution or escort services. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion, and non-consensual sexual acts. We also restrict sexually explicit language that may lead to solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Attempting to coordinate adult commercial sexual services or prostitution activities, such as requesting or offering or asking for rates for escort services and paid sexual fetish or domination services.
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or Ask
    • Content implicitly or indirectly* (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for:
      • Nude imagery, or
      • Sex or sexual partners, or
      • Sex chat conversations
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real world art) such as: sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts, objects, or digital obstruction, including long shots of fully nude butts
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
Do not post:
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude photos/videos/imagery
Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or Ask
    • Content implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for:
      • Nude imagery, or
      • Sex or sexual partners, or
      • Sex chat conversations
      *
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real world art) such as: sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts, objects, or digital obstruction, including long shots of fully nude butts
Content must meet Criteria 1 (offer or ask) and be implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation in order to be deemed violating.
For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating.
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
Do not post:
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude photos, videos or imageryimages
Content that meets both of the following criteria:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or Ask
    • Content implicitly or indirectly* (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for:
      • Nude imagery, or
      • Sex or sexual partners, or
      • Sex chat conversations
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Content that mentions or depicts hints ofMentions or depictions of sexual activity (including hand drawn, digital, or real world art) such as: sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Including content (hand drawn, digital, or real world art) that depicts sexual activity (explicit or implicit), or
      • Including Imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts, objects, or digital obstruction, including long shots of fully nude butts
Content must meet Criteria 1 (offer or ask) and be implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation in order to be deemed violating.
For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating.
An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)other adult activities such as:
  • Commercial pornography
  • Nude images, unless modeling context is clear
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection) or
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
Policy Rationale
As noted in the Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, people use our services to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and allow for this discussion.We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.
We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Attempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities, including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude images
Content that meets both of the following criteria:
  • Criteria 1: Offer or Ask
    • Content implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for:*
      • Nude imagery, or
      • Sex or sexual partners, or
      • Sex chat conversations
  • Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements
    • Content makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one of the following sexually suggestive elements:
      • Contextually specific and commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings, or
      • Regional sexualized slang, or
      • Content that mentions or depicts hints of sexual activity such as: sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), or
      • Including content (hand drawn, digital, or real world art) that depicts sexual activity (explicit or implicit), or
      • Including imagery of real individuals with nudity covered by human parts, objects, or digital obstruction, including long shots of fully nude butts
Content must meet Criteria 1 (offer or ask) and be implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation in order to be deemed violating.
For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating.
Implicit sexual solicitation, which we define as an offer or request to engage paired with at least one of the following elements, none of which violate our Community Standards on their own:
  • Suggestive statements, such as “looking for a good time tonight”
  • Sexualized slang
  • Sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks, state of hygiene of genitalia or buttocks
  • Content (hand drawn or real-world art) that may depict explicit sexual activity or suggestively posed person(s).
An offer or ask for other adult activities such as:
  • Commercial pornography
  • Nude images, unless modeling context is clear
Sexually explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
The updates reflected here are not changes to our policy, but are continued attempts to clarify policy language.*
Do not:
Content that attempts to coordinate or recruitAttempted coordination of or recruitment for adult sexual activities including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Content that engages in explicitExplicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:which we define as offering or requesting things, including but not limited to the following:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude images
Content that engages in implicitImplicit sexual solicitation, which can be identified by mentioning a sexual act and other suggestive elements such as any of the following:we define as an offer or request to engage paired with at least one of the following elements, none of which violate our Community Standards on their own:
  • Vague suggestive statements, such as “looking for a good time tonight”
  • Sexualized slang
  • Using sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, sexual preference/sexual partner preference, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks, state of hygiene of genitalia or buttocks
  • Content (hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) that may depict explicit sexual activity or suggestively posed person(s)
An offer or ask for other adult activities such as:
  • Commercial pornography
  • Partners who share fetish or sexual interests
Sexually explicit language that adds details and goes beyond mere naming or mentioning of:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
Recent media coverage and online conversation has revealed that our Sexual Solicitation policy is not entirely clear and has led to confusion and concern.
To that end, we have revised the language to clarify our policy. Under the policy, implicit sexual solicitation is not allowed. We define implicit sexual solicitation as an offer or ask to engage paired with at least one suggestive element, which would not violate on its own.
Deciding where to draw the line is always a challenge and we welcome feedback on how we can continue to improve and update our policies. Our approach has been to ensure Facebook is not a place for coordinating sexual activity.
Policy Rationale
As noted in Section 8 of our Community Standards (Sexual Exploitation of Adults), people use Facebook to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognize the importance of and want to allow for this discussion. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters between adults. We also restrict sexually explicit language that may lead to solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.
Do not post:
Content that attempts to coordinate or recruit for adult sexual activities including but not limited to:
  • Filmed sexual activities
  • Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances, erotic dances
  • Sexual, erotic, or tantric massages
Content that engages in explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:
  • Sex or sexual partners
  • Sex chat or conversations
  • Nude images
Content that engages in implicit sexual solicitation, which can be identified by mentioning a sexual act and other suggestive elements such as any of the following:
  • Vague suggestive statements, such as “looking for a good time tonight”
  • Sexualized slang
  • Using sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, sexual preference/sexual partner preference, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks, state of hygiene of genitalia or buttocks
  • Content (hand drawn, digital, or real-world art) that may depict explicit sexual activity or suggestively posed person(s)
Content that offers or asks for other adult activities such as:
  • Commercial pornography
  • Partners who share fetish or sexual interests
Sexually explicit language that adds details and goes beyond mere naming or mentioning of:
  • A state of sexual arousal (wetness or erection)
  • An act of sexual intercourse (sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios)
This policy, which disallows sexual solicitation, has long been in place under the headings of “Sexual Exploitation of Adults” and "Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity" (Section 14). We know sexual solicitation isn’t necessarily exploitative, and that the language we use and their organization under our Community Standards matter a lot. We also heard from our review teams that the policy as previously written wasn't clear, so we sought to distinguish the solicitation policy with its own heading (See Section 15: Sexual Solicitation) and removed this language from the Sexual Exploitation of Adults section of our Community Standards.
This policy change went through our formal policy process in 2018, which included getting external input from a number of stakeholders.
The policy covers 1) coordination and recruitment of sexual activities, 2) explicit sexual solicitation, and 3) implicit sexual solicitation, 4) offers or asks for pornography or sexual partners, and 5) sexually explicit language.
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