Adult nudity and sexual activity

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Adult nudity and sexual activity
Ads must comply with the Community Standards on adult nudity and sexual activity. Ads must not contain imagery depicting nudity, sexual activity, depictions of people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive.
Overview
This policy provides specific additional protections beyond what is prohibited in the Community Standard on adult nudity and sexual activity.
As a global company, we take into account the wide array of people from different cultures and countries who see ads on our platform, and their varying cultural sensitivities around adult nudity and sexual activity. We understand that nudity can be shared for a variety of reasons and make certain exceptions in ads related to art and health.
Additional guidelines for ads
In addition to the requirements in our Community Standards, ads can't:
  • Depict nudity even where otherwise permitted or restricted by the Community Standards or near nudity, such as nudity covered only by digital overlay
  • Depict sexual activity even where otherwise permitted by the Community Standards
  • Depict gestures that signify genitalia, masturbation, oral sex or sexual intercourse, or sexually suggestive activities such as simulated sex, sexual dancing or kissing with visible tongue
  • Depict logos, screenshots or video clips of known pornographic websites
  • Contain audio of sexual activity
For the following types of content, ads should target users above the age of 18:
  • Imagery depicting female nipples in medical, health or breastfeeding contexts
  • Photorealistic or digital imagery
    • Focused on individual body parts, such as groin, buttock or female breast(s)
    • Depicting people in sexually suggestive poses, revealing clothing or stripping
    • Depicting people sexually touching or moving commonly sexualised body parts
Enforcement
We have the same policies around the world, for everyone on Facebook.
Review teams
Our global team of over 15,000 reviewers work every day to keep people on Facebook safe.
Stakeholder engagement
Outside experts, academics, NGOs and policymakers help inform the Facebook Community Standards.