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 the opioid epidemic
How we support communities in the face of the opioid epidemic.
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.
In addition to binding decisions on content, the Oversight Board can issue recommendations for Meta’s content policies and how we enforce our policies on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Meta is committed to both considering these recommendations as important inputs to our internal policy processes and publicly responding to each recommendation within 60 days. Recommendations, unlike the board’s decisions on individual cases, are not binding for Meta.
Below is a table of the recommendations Meta has received from the Oversight Board so far. Here we outline the number of recommendations related to a case, our commitment level, and the implementation status. All additional recommendation updates and details can be found in Meta's Quarterly Update on the Oversight Board.
We categorize our response to the board’s recommendations in the following areas:
Implementing in Full: We agree with the recommendation and have or will implement it in full.
Implementing in part: We agree with the overall aim of the recommendation and have or will implement work related to the board's guidance.
Assessing feasibility: We are assessing the feasibility and impact of the recommendation and will provide further updates in the future.
Work Meta already does: We have already addressed the Board’s recommendation through an action that we already do. Thus, there is no update required.
No further action: We will not implement the recommendation, either due to a lack of feasibility or disagreement about how to reach the desired outcome.
The current status for our responses to the board’s recommendations include the following:
Complete: We have completed full or partial implementation in line with our response to the board’s recommendation, and will have no further updates on the recommendation in the future.
In progress: We are continuing to make progress on our response to the board’s recommendation, and will have further updates on the recommendation in the future.
No further updates: We will not implement the recommendation or have already addressed the recommendation through an action that we already do, and will have no further updates on the recommendation in the future.
