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 Dangerous Organizations and Individuals
How we keep our platforms safe from groups and individuals that promote violence, terrorism, organized crime, and hate.
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.
Integrating stakeholder feedback into the policymaking process is a core part of how Meta works. Though it's important we don’t overpromise, we know that what stakeholders seek above all is for their insights to inform our policy decisions.
Our approach to stakeholder engagement is based on private conversations, in person or on video conference. We’ve found this approach helps build more open dialogue and stronger external relationships. We sometimes convene group discussions, bringing together various stakeholders from particular regions or policy areas. We’ve found that group settings can be useful for generating new ideas and providing updates to multiple stakeholders.
We typically don't release the names of the people or organizations we engage with because these conversations can be sensitive, and we want people to be candid with us. Some stakeholders specifically request or even require confidentiality to engage with us – particularly members of vulnerable communities.
In conversations with external stakeholders, we share Meta's thinking on the proposed policy, including what led us to reconsider a given policy, as well as the pros and cons of policy options we've identified. The feedback we receive is then integrated into the review process and shapes our ongoing deliberations.
When the views of stakeholders conflict, as they often do, we analyze the spectrum of opinion and points of disagreement. Our task is to identify which views are most persuasive and instructive for us, but we’re not necessarily trying to reconcile every viewpoint; rather, our goal is to understand the full range of opinions about our proposals.
In some cases, we return to stakeholders for additional input, as our thinking develops, and we always let stakeholders know where we landed in our policy development. You can learn more about the stakeholder engagement that contributed to specific policy changes by checking the relevant Community Standards page.
How we update the Facebook Community Standards