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ਸਾਡਾ ਮੰਨਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਲੋਕ ਹੋਰ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਖੁਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਇਸ ਆਧਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ, ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕੌਣ ਹਨ। ਇਹੀ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ Facebook, Instagram, ਜਾਂ Threads 'ਤੇ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਵਤੀਰੇ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
ਅਸੀਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਵਤੀਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਸਿੱਧੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ — ਸੰਕਲਪਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ — ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤਾਂ (PCs) ਚਿੰਨਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ: ਨਸਲ, ਜਾਤੀ, ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਮੂਲ, ਅਪਾਹਜਤਾ, ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸੰਬੰਧ, ਜਾਤ, ਜਿਨਸੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ, ਲਿੰਗ, ਲਿੰਗ ਪਛਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਉਮਰ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤ ਨਾਲ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਸੀਂ ਸ਼ਰਨਾਰਥੀਆਂ, ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ, ਅਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਨਾਹ ਮੰਗਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਹਮਲਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਬਚਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ (ਟੀਅਰ 1 ਹੇਠਾਂ), ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਨੀਤੀਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਕਮੈਂਟ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ, ਅਸੀਂ ਗੈਰ-ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤਾਂ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਰੱਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤ ਨਾਲ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਕਈ ਵਾਰ, ਸਥਾਨਕ ਬਰੀਕੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ, ਅਸੀਂ ਕੁਝ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਕਸਰ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪ੍ਰੌਕਸੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
ਅਸੀਂ ਗੈਰ-ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਰਾਧਿਕਤਾ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਨੀਕਾਰਕ ਰੂੜ੍ਹੀਬੱਧਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਹਟਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਂ ਅਮਾਨਵੀ ਤੁਲਨਾਵਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਤੌਰ' ਤੇ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਗਰੁੱਪਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ, ਡਰਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਦਖਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਅਕਸਰ ਆਫ਼ਲਾਈਨ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਸੀਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਪਮਾਨ, ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਘ੍ਰਿਣਾ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ, ਮਾੜੇ-ਚੰਗੇ ਬੋਲ, ਅਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਰਸਾਏ ਗੰਭੀਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਪੱਧਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਹੈ।
ਅਸੀਂ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਲੋਕ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਲ੍ਹਾਂ/ਅਪਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਕੁਝ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਜਿਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਗਾਲ੍ਹਾਂ/ਅਪਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਡੇ ਮਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਉਸਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਸਵੈ-ਹਵਾਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਉੱਥੇ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਜਿੱਥੇ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਸਪਸ਼ੱਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਲੋਕ ਉਦੋਂ ਸੰਭੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਸੰਭੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਬਾਰੇ ਚਰਚਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਾਥਰੂਮ, ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਕੂਲ, ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਫੌਜ, ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨ, ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਪਨ ਭੂਮਿਕਾਵਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਸਿਹਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਗਰੁੱਪਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ। ਬਾਕੀ ਸਮਾਂ, ਉਹ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਚਰਚਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਟਰਾਂਸਜੈਂਡਰ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ, ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ, ਜਾਂ ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀਤਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਚਰਚਾਵਾਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ। ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ, ਕਦੇ-ਕਦਾਈਂ ਰੋਮਾਂਟਿਕ ਬ੍ਰੇਕ-ਅੱਪ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਲੋਕ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਬਰਖਾਸਤਗੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਨੀਤੀਆਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਲਈ ਥਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ।
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ਪੱਧਰ 1
ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਨੂੰ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ (ਹਿੰਸਕ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਜਾਮ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਦੇ ਅੱਧੇ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿੱਧਤਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਗਰੁੱਪਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ) ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਦੱਸੇ ਗਏ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਸਟੇਟਸ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਜੁਅਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ:
- ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ, ਰੋਗਾਣੂਆਂ, ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਉਪ-ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਰੂਪਾਂ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਧਾਰਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਣਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ:
- ਕੀੜੇ (ਕਾਕਰੋਚ, ਟਿੱਡੀਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ)
- ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਖਾਸ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜੋ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਘਟੀਆ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ (ਅੱਗੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ: ਕਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਬਣਮਾਨਸ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਮਾਨਸ ਵਰਗੇ ਜੀਵ; ਯਹੂਦੀ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਚੂਹੇ; ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰ; ਮੈਕਸੀਕਨ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਕੀੜੇ)
- ਜੀਵਾਣੂ, ਵਿਸ਼ਾਣੂ, ਜਾਂ ਅਣੂ ਜੀਵ
- ਉਪ-ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ (ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ, ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ, ਰਾਖਸ਼ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ)
- ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼:
- ਜਿਨਸੀ ਉੱਪਦਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਡੋਫ਼ਾਈਲ (ਇਸਦੇ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ: ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ਲੋਕ ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ)
- ਹਿੰਸਕ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ (ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀਆਂ, ਕਾਤਲਾਂ) ਸਮੇਤ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ)
- ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਰਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਕਰਨਾ (ਗੰਭੀਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਧਮਕੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸਾਡੀ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਕਸਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਨੀਤੀ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੱਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ):
- ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਕਰਮਣ
- ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ
- ਖੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਵੈ-ਸੱਟ
- ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਤ
- ਦੁਰਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੈਵੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ
- ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਹਾਨੀਕਾਰਕ ਰੂੜੀਵਾਦੀ ਧਾਰਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਡਰਾਉਣ-ਧਮਕਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਹਨ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਲੈਕਫੇਸ; ਸਰਵਨਾਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ; ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਤੀ, ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ, ਜਾਂ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਦਲਿਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਅਤੇ ਗੈਰ-ਗੋਰੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੇਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਪਕਰਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
- ਧਾਰਨਾ, ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਭਰੇ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਹੋਏ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣਾ, ਭਾਵੇਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਅਸਲੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਫੋਟੋ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ।
- ਕੋਈ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਹੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨ 'ਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਜਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣਾ।
- ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਪਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਜਾਂ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅਪਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਅਤੇ ਡਰਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਅਜਿਹਾ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਅਕਸਰ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਭੇਦਭਾਵ, ਜ਼ੁਲਮ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
ਟੀਅਰ 2
ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਨੂੰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ (ਲਿਖਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਜੁਅਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਨਾਲ:
- ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਦੇ ਬਿਆਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਨਾ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ:
- ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ "ਕੋਈ X ਨੂੰ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ!"
- ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਅਲਹਿਦਗੀ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਕੈਦ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਹੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇਣਾ।
- ਆਰਥਿਕ ਅਲਹਿਦਗੀ, ਜਿਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਦੀ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ। ਅਸੀਂ ਫੌਜ, ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਿੰਗ-ਅਧਾਰਤ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਵੀ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਜਦੋਂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
- ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਅਲਹਿਦਗੀ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ (ਸਰੀਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਆਨਲਾਈਨ) ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ, ਸੰਭੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ-ਅਧਾਰਤ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੰਭੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ-ਅਧਾਰਤ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਰੈਸਟਰੂਮ, ਖੇਡਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਡ ਲੀਗਾਂ, ਸਿਹਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਗਰੁੱਪ, ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਕੂਲ।
- ਅਪਮਾਨ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ:
- ਚਰਿੱਤਰ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਇਰਤਾ, ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ, ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਅਪਰਾਧ, ਅਤੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਅਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ।
- ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਇਸ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਅਲਪ ਬੁੱਧੀ, ਬੌਧਿਕ ਸ਼ਮਤਾ, ਅਤੇ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰੋਗ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼, ਅਤੇ ਰਿਵਾਇਤੀ ਬੌਧਿਕ ਸ਼ਮਤਾ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ PC ਗਰੁੱਪਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਅਸਮਰਥਿਤ ਤੁਲਨਾਵਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਟਰਾਂਸਜੈਂਡਰਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀਤਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਚਰਚੇ ਅਤੇ "ਅਜੀਬ" ਵਰਗੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਗੈਰ-ਗੰਭੀਰ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਲਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਧਾਰਨਤਾ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
- ਹੋਰ ਖੇਤਰ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਕੰਮਾਪਨ, ਕਿਸੇ ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ, ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤੀ, ਗੰਦਗੀ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਇਸ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ।
- ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਜੋ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਕੇ ਮਨ ਖਰਾਬ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ "ਮੈਨੂੰ ਉਲਟੀ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ।"
- ਇੱਕ ਰੋਮਾਂਟਿਕ ਬ੍ਰੇਕ-ਅੱਪ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਲਿੰਗ-ਆਧਾਰਿਤ ਫ਼ਿਟਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ, ਸਰਾਪ ਦੇਣ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ:
- ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਨਾਲ "ਫ਼ੱਕ" ਜਾਂ "ਫ਼ੱਕ" ਦੀਆਂ ਭਿੰਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਟਾਰਗੇਟ ਵਰਤੋਂ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ " ਫ਼ੱਕ ਦ [ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ]!"
- ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕੰਸ਼, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਜੋ ਜਣਨ ਅੰਗ, ਗੁਦੇ, ਮਲ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਸ਼ਾਬ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਹੋਣ, ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ: ਸਕ ਮਾਈ ਡਿਕ, ਕਿਸ ਮਾਈ ਐਸ, ਈਟ ਸ਼ਿਟ।
ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਮਿਆਰਾਂ ਲਈ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਧੀਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ/ਜਾਂ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ:
ਪੋਸਟ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ:
- ਉਹ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜੋ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਰੁਝਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ ਪਛਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਉਤਪਾਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।
- ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ, ਜੋ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਸੰਕਲਪਾਂ, ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ, ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ, ਅਭਿਆਸਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਉਸ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਖਾਸੀਅਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ, ਡਰਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਭੇਦਭਾਵ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਹੈ। ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਖਤਰਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ, ਇਹ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ Meta ਕਈ ਸੰਕੇਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ: ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜੋ ਸੰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਧਮਕੀ ਭੜਕਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ; ਕੀ ਇੱਥੇ ਵੱਧ ਤਣਾਅ ਦਾ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਹੈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਚੋਣਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੇ ਟਕਰਾਅ; ਅਤੇ ਕੀ ਟੀਚਿਤ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦਾ ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਹੈ। ਕੁਝ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਜਨਤਕ ਹਸਤੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕੀ ਉਸ ਕੋਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਦਾ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਹੈ।
ਕੁਝ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਵਾਂਗੇ ਜੋ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਮਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਹ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ ਕਿ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਿਅੰਗਾਤਮਕ ਹੈ। ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਉਦੋਂ ਹੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੇ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵੇ।
7 ਜਨ 2025
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hateful conductspeech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hateful conductspeech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks (Tier 1 below), though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for protected characteristicsPC groups.
We removedefine a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech, allegations of serious immorality or criminality, and slurs. We also remove; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. Finally, we remove serious insults, expressions of contempt or disgust, cursing, and calls for exclusion or segregation when targeting people based on protected characteristics. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separate this speech into two tiers of severity, described below.
People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use sex- orgender-exclusive language when discussing access to spaces often limited by sex or gender, such as access to bathrooms, specific schools, specific military, law enforcement, or teaching roles, and health or support groups. Other times, they call for exclusion or use insulting language in the context of discussing political or religious topics, such as when discussing transgender rights, immigration, or homosexuality. Finally, sometimes people curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up.to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (except groups described as having carried out violent or sexual crimes or representing less than half of a groupincluding all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status in written or visual form with:
- Dehumanizing speech in the form of comparisons to or generalizations about animals, pathogens, or other sub-human life forms, including:
Animals and pathogens- Insects (including but not limited to: cockroaches, locusts)
- Animals in general or specific types of animals that are culturally perceived as inferior (including but not limited to: Black people and apes or ape-like creatures; Jewish people and rats; Muslim people and pigs; Mexican people and worms)
- Bacteria, viruses, or microbes
Certain Inanimate Objects and Non-Human States:Certain objects (women as household objects or property or objects in general; Black people as farm equipment; transgender or non-binary people as “it”)Feces (including but not limited to: shit, crap)Filth (including but not limited to: dirt, grime, or saying "[protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] has bad hygiene")Bacteria, viruses, or microbesDisease (including but not limited to: cancer, sexually transmitted diseases)- Subhumanity (including but not limited to: savages, devils, monsters
, primitives) - Allegations of serious immorality and criminality
Criminals - Sexual predators and pedophiles(including but not limited to: Muslim people having sex with goats or pigs)
- Violent criminals (including but not limited to: terrorists, murderers
, members of hate or criminal organizations) Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).- Calls and hopes for the following harms (serious or specific threats and calls for violence are addressed under our Violence and Incitement policy)
Statements in the form of calls for action or statements of intent to inflict, aspirational or conditional statements about, or statements advocating or supporting harm in the following ways: In favor ofContracting a diseaseIn favor ofExperiencing a natural disasterCalls forSelf-injury or suicideCalls forDeath without a perpetrator or methodCalls forAccidents and other physical harms caused either by no perpetrator or by a deityStatements denying existence (including but not limited to: "[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] do not exist", "no such thing as [protected charactic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic]" or “[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] shouldn’t exist”)- Harmful stereotypes historically linked to intimidation,
exclusion,or violenceon the basis of a protected characteristic, such as Blackface; Holocaust denial; claims that Jewish people control financial, political, or media institutions; and references to Dalits as menial laborers; and comparing Black people to farm equipment. - Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Mocking people
on the basis of their Protected Characteristics or Quasi-Protected Characteristicsfor having or experiencing a disease.
- Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs.
, whereSlurs are defined as words that inherently create an atmosphere of exclusion and intimidation against people on the basis of a protected characteristic, often because these words are tied to historical discrimination, oppression, and violence.They do this even when targeting someone who is not a member of the PC group that the slur inherently targets.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) (in written or visual form) with:
Exclusion or segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supportingCalls or support for exclusion or segregation or statements of intent to exclude or segregate, defined as:Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed or segregation.General exclusion, which means calling for general exclusion or segregation, such as “No X allowed!”- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation or arguing for incarceration or denial of political rights.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labor market. We do allow content arguing for gender-based limitations of military, law enforcement, and teaching jobs. We also allow the same content based on sexual orientation, when the content is based on religious beliefs.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for sex or gender-based exclusion from spaces commonly limited by sex or gender, such as restrooms, sports and sports leagues, health and support groups, and specific schools
in health and positive support Groups.
Generalizations that state inferiority in the following waysInsults, including those about:Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.Mental characteristics are defined as those about:Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
Moral characteristics are defined as those about:Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.- Character, including but not limited to allegations of cowardice, dishonesty, basic criminality, and sexual promiscuity or other sexual immorality.
- Mental characteristics, including but not limited to allegations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, and unsupported comparisons between PC groups on the basis of inherent intellectual capacity. We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like “weird.”
- Other areas, including but not limited to allegations of worthlessness, uselessness, ugliness, dirtiness.
Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions
of contempt, except in a romantic break-up context, and disgust, which we define as:that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to “make me vomit.”Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: "I despise","I hate", " I can't stand".Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: "I don´t respect", "I don't like", " I don´t care for"Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Targeted cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.Profane terms or phrases or other curses with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.Targeted use of “fuck” or variations of “fuck” with intent to insult, such as “Fuck the [Protected Characteristic]!”- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Meta looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus.
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.
29 ਫ਼ਰ 2024
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two tiers of severity, described below.
We have additional restrictions for paid content.
However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or raise awareness ofreport on it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status in written or visual form with:
- Dehumanizing speech in the form of comparisons to or generalizations about:
- Animals and pathogens
- Insects (including but not limited to: cockroaches, locusts)
- Animals in general or specific types of animals that are culturally perceived as inferior (including but not limited to: Black people and apes or ape-like creatures; Jewish people and rats; Muslim people and pigs; Mexican people and worms)
- Certain Inanimate Objects and Non-Human States:
- Certain objects (women as household objects or property or objects in general; Black people as farm equipment; transgender or non-binary people as “it”)
- Feces (including but not limited to: shit, crap)
- Filth (including but not limited to: dirt, grime, or saying "[protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] has bad hygiene")
- Bacteria, viruses, or microbes
- Disease (including but not limited to: cancer, sexually transmitted diseases)
- Subhumanity (including but not limited to: savages, devils, monsters, primitives)
- Criminals
- Sexual predators (including but not limited to: Muslim people having sex with goats or pigs)
- Violent criminals (including but not limited to: terrorists, murderers, members of hate or criminal organizations)
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements in the form of calls for action or statements of intent to inflict, aspirational or conditional statements about, or statements advocating or supporting harm in the following ways:
- In favor of contracting a disease
- In favor of experiencing a natural disaster
- Calls for self-injury or suicide
- Calls for death without a perpetrator or method
- Calls for accidents and other physical harms caused either by no perpetrator or by a deity
- Statements denying existence (including but not limited to: "[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] do not exist", "no such thing as [protected charactic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic]" or “[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] shouldn’t exist”)
- Harmful stereotypes historically linked to intimidation, exclusion, or violence on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as Blackface; Holocaust denial; claims that Jewish people control financial, political, or media institutions; and references to Dalits as menial laborers
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Mocking people on the basis of their Protected Characteristics or Quasi-Protected Characteristics for having or experiencing a disease.
- Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that inherently create an atmosphere of exclusion and intimidation against people on the basis of a protected characteristic, often because these words are tied to historical discrimination, oppression, and violence. They do this even when targeting someone who is not a member of the PC group that the slur inherently targets.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) (in written or visual form):
- Generalizations that state inferiority in the following ways:
Physical characteristics, specifically- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental characteristics are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral characteristics are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt, except in a
romaticromantic break-up context, and disgust, which we define as:- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: "I despise","I hate", " I can't stand".
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: "I don´t respect", "I don't like", " I don´t care for"
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Targeted cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases or other curses with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
- Exclusion or segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting defined as:
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed or segregation.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labor market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Meta looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus.
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.
5 ਦਸੰ 2023
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook beacuse it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also provide some protections for immigration status, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. We define a hate speech attack as violent or dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. Attacks are separated into twothree tiers of severity, described below.
We define a hate speech attack as violent or dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two three tiers of severity, described below.
We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or raise awareness of it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status in written or visual formwith:
Violent speech or support in written or visual form- Dehumanizing speech
or imageryin the form of comparisons to or generalizations,or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to orabout:- Insects (including but not limited to: cockroaches, locusts)
- Animals in general or specific types of animals that are culturally perceived as
intellectually or physicallyinferior (including but not limited to: Black people and apes or ape-like creatures; Jewish people and rats; Muslim people and pigs; Mexican people and worms) - Filth (including but not limited to: dirt, grime, or saying "[protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] has bad hygiene" )
- Bacteria, viruses, or microbes
- Disease (including but not limited to: cancer, sexually transmitted diseases)
- Feces (including but not limited to: shit, crap)
- Subhumanity (including but not limited to: savages, devils, monsters, primitives)
- Sexual predators (including but not limited to: Muslim people having sex with goats or pigs)
- Violent criminals (including but not limited to: terrorists, murderers, members of hate or criminal organizations)
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Certain objects (women as household objects or property or objects in general; Black people as farm equipment; transgender or non-binary people as “it”)
- Statements denying existence (including but not limited to: "[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] do not exist", "no such thing as [protected charactic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic]") or “[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] shouldn’t exist”)
- Statements in the form of calls for action or statements of intent to inflict, aspirational or conditional statements about, or statements advocating or supporting harm in the following ways:
- In favor of contracting a disease
- In favor of experiencing a natural disaster
- Calls for self-injury or suicide
- Calls for death without a perpetrator or method
- Calls for accidents and other physical harms caused either by no perpetrator or by a deity
- Harmful stereotypes historically linked to intimidation, exclusion, or violence on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as Blackface; Holocaust denial; claims that Jewish people control financial, political, or media institutions; and references to Dalits as menial laborers
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Mocking people on the basis of their Protected Characteristics or Quasi-Protected Characteristics for having or experiencing a disease.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) (in written or visual form) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority
(in written or visual form)in the following ways:- Physical
deficienciescharacteristics are defined as those about:Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental
deficienciescharacteristics are defined as those about:- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral
deficienciescharacteristics are defined as those about:- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt
(in written or visual form)disgust, which we define as: - Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- TargetedCursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases or other curses with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
- Exclusion or Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting
segregation.defined as: Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that inherently create an atmosphere of exclusion and intimidation against people on the basis of a protected characteristic, often because these words are tied to historical discrimination, oppression, and violence. They do this even when targeting someone who is not a member of the PC group that the slur inherently targets.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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.
25 ਮਈ 2023
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two tiers of severity, described below.
We have additional restrictions for paid content.
However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or report on it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects (including but not limited to: cockroaches, locusts)
- Animals in general or specific types of animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior (including but not limited to: Black people and apes or ape-like creatures; Jewish people and rats; Muslim people and pigs; Mexican people and worms)
- Filth (including but not limited to: dirt, grime)
- Bacteria, viruses, or microbes
- Disease (including but not limited to: cancer, sexually transmitted diseases)
- Feces (including but not limited to: shit, crap)
- Subhumanity (including but not limited to: savages, devils, monsters, primitives)
- Sexual predators (including but not limited to: Muslim people having sex with goats or pigs)
- Violent criminals (including but not limited to: terrorists, murderers, members of hate or criminal organizations)
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Certain objects (women as household objects or property or objects in general; Black people as farm equipment; transgender or non-binary people as “it”)
- Statements denying existence (including but not limited to: "[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] do not exist", "no such thing as [protected charactic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic]" )
- Harmful stereotypes historically linked to intimidation, exclusion, or violence on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as Blackface; Holocaust denial; claims that Jewish people control financial, political, or media institutions; and references to Dalits as menial laborers
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that inherently create an atmosphere of exclusion and intimidation against people on the basis of a protected characteristic, often because these words are tied to historical discrimination, oppression, and violence. They do this even when targeting someone who is not a member of the PC group that the slur inherently targets.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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.
We are changing our definition of slurs to better reflect current academic research.
23 ਨਵੰ 2022
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two tiers of severity, described below.
We have additional restrictions for paid content.
However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or report on it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
.(including but not limited to: cockroaches, locusts) - Animals in general or specific types of animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior (including but not limited to: Black people and apes or ape-like creatures; Jewish people and rats; Muslim people and pigs; Mexican people and worms)
that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior. - Filth (including but not limited to: dirt, grime)
, bacteria, disease and feces. - Bacteria, viruses, or microbes
- Disease (including but not limited to: cancer, sexually transmitted diseases)
- Feces (including but not limited to: shit, crap)
- Subhumanity (including but not limited to: savages, devils, monsters, primitives)
- Sexual predator
.(including but not limited to: Muslim people having sex with goats or pigs) Subhumanity.- Violent
and sexualcriminals (including but not limited to: terrorists, murderers, members of hate or criminal organizations) - Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Certain objects (women as household objects or property or objects in general; Black people as farm equipment; transgender or non-binary people as “it”)
- Statements denying existence
.(including but not limited to: "[protected characteristic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic] do not exist", "no such thing as [protected charactic(s) or quasi-protected characteristic]" ) - Harmful stereotypes historically linked to intimidation, exclusion, or violence on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as Blackface; Holocaust denial; claims that Jewish people control financial, political, or media institutions; and references to Dalits as menial laborers
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.Black people and farm equipment.Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.Jewish people and rats.Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.Muslim people and pigs.Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.Mexican people and worm-like creatures.Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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 consolidate policy language on dehumanizing comparisons into one section to reduce duplication. This update does not reflect a change in enforcement but rather a reorganization of existing policy language.
28 ਜੁਲਾ 2022
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease. We define attacks as violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for characteristics like occupation, when they’re referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech, but we require people to clearly indicate their intent. If the intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects.
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior.
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces.
- Sexual predator.
- Subhumanity.
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements denying existence.
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.
- Black people and farm equipment.
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.
- Jewish people and rats.
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.
- Muslim people and pigs.
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.
- Mexican people and worm-like creatures.
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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.
Editing the Hate Speech policy rationale to better reflect current slurs policy and enforcement.
30 ਜੂਨ 2022
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease. We define attacks as violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for characteristics like occupation, when they’re referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as coded wordsfrequently used proxies for PC groups.
We recognize that people sometimes share content that includes someone else’s hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness. In other cases, speech that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech, but we require people to clearly indicate their intent. If the intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groups described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects.
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior.
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces.
- Sexual predator.
- Subhumanity.
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements denying existence.
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.
- Black people and farm equipment.
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.
- Jewish people and rats.
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.
- Muslim people and pigs.
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.
- Mexican people and worm-like creatures.
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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.
We are changing the name of Code Words to Frequently Used Proxies.
24 ਨਵੰ 2021
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all groups except those who are considered non-protected groupsdescribed as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offensesdescribed as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses or representing less than half of a group) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects.
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior.
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces.
- Sexual predator.
- Subhumanity.
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements denying existence.
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.
- Black people and farm equipment.
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.
- Jewish people and rats.
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.
- Muslim people and pigs.
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.
- Mexican people and worm-like creatures.
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services, except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
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.
The policy has also been updated to clarify that non-protected groups of people representing less than half a group are not protected under the policy.
28 ਅਕਤੂ 2021
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease. We define attacks as violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for characteristics like occupation, when they’re referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as code words for PC groups.
We recognize that people sometimes share content that includes someone else’s hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness. In other cases, speech that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech, but we require people to clearly indicate their intent. If the intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects.
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior.
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces.
- Sexual predator.
- Subhumanity.
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements denying existence.
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.
- Black people and farm equipment.
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.
- Jewish people and rats.
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.
- Muslim people and pigs.
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.
- Mexican people and worm-like creatures.
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing,except certain gender-based cursing in a romantic break-up context, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services , except for gender-based exclusion in health and positive support Groups.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
- Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.
These edits do not reflect policy changes, rather additions to the Community Standards for transparency and to better reflect our enforcement.
23 ਜੂਨ 2021
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease. We define attacks as violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for characteristics like occupation, when they’re referenced along with a protected characteristic.
We recognize that people sometimes share content that includes someone else’s hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness. In other cases, speech that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech, but we require people to clearly indicate their intent. If the intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects.
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior.
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces.
- Sexual predator.
- Subhumanity.
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”).
- Statements denying existence.
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image.
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures.
- Black people and farm equipment.
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface.
- Jewish people and rats.
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust.
- Muslim people and pigs.
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs.
- Mexican people and worm-like creatures.
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects".
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it".
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers.
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly.
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous.
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots.
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated.
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane.
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant.
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts.
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless.
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal.
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist.
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist.
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate.
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up.
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck.
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole.
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker.
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit.
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they are not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market.
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic. Facebook looks at a range of signs to determine whether there is a threat of harm in the content. These include but are not limited to: content that could incite imminent violence or intimidation; whether there is a period of heightened tension such as an election or ongoing conflict; and whether there is a recent history of violence against the targeted protected group. In some cases, we may also consider whether the speaker is a public figure or occupies a position of authority.
This update was based on stakeholder engagement with a broad range of academics and civil society organizations affected by the policy, including experts in dangerous speech and atrocity prevention, human rights practitioners, social psychologists who study issues of personal identity, advocates for freedom of expression, and groups representing religious and non-religious world views. In our consultations, we explored the harms that may stem from attacks on concepts, ideas, and institutions; we also listened to stakeholders describe the legitimate role of such speech in advancing public discourse and preserving dissent. Speech that was perceived as hurtful by some stakeholder groups was regarded as serving a valuable civic purpose by others. Two themes stood out: The first was the importance of ensuring that attacks on concepts, ideas, and institutions do not contribute to real world harm. This concern found expression in support for international guidelines on incitement to hatred (e.g., the Rabat Plan of Action). The second was the importance of factors such as history, local power dynamics, the status of the speaker, and ongoing civic tension -- which may tip the scales in favor of removing attacks in some circumstances but not others. We used the input we received on these points to craft a revision to our hate speech policy.
28 ਜਨ 2021
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That’s why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack against people on the basis of what we call protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease. We define attacks as violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing, and calls for exclusion or segregation. We consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for characteristics like occupation, when they’re referenced along with a protected characteristic.
We recognize that people sometimes share content that includes someone else’s hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness. In other cases, speech that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech, but we require people to clearly indicate their intent. If intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface
- Jewish people and rats
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
- Dalits, scheduled caste or ‘lower caste’ people as menial laborers
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Segregation in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting segregation.
- Exclusion in the form of calls for action, statements of intent, aspirational or conditional statements, or statements advocating or supporting, defined as
- Explicit exclusion, which means things like expelling certain groups or saying they’re not allowed.
- Political exclusion, which means denying the right to right to political participation.
- Economic exclusion, which means denying access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market;
- Social exclusion, which means things like denying access to spaces (physical and online)and social services
Calls for segregationExplicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity
18 ਨਵੰ 2020
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface
- Jewish people and rats
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
Do not post:
- Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity
12 ਅਕਤੂ 2020
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two tiers of severity, described below.
We have additional restrictions for paid content.
However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or report on it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface
- Jewish people and rats
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government
- Denying or distorting information about the Holocaust
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words that are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
Today we are updating our hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. Our decision is supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people. For more on this policy update, read our newsroom post on the subject:https://about.fb.com/news/2020/10/removing-holocaust-denial-content/
23 ਸਤੰ 2020
Policy Rationale
We believe that people use their voice and connect more freely when they don’t feel attacked on the basis of who they are. That is why we don’t allow hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. It creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote offline violence.
We define hate speech as direct attacks against people — rather than concepts or institutions— on the basis of what we call protected characteristics (PCs): race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and serious disease. Additionally, we consider age a protected characteristic when referenced along with another protected characteristic. We also protect refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers from the most severe attacks, though we do allow commentary on and criticism of immigration policies. Similarly, we provide some protections for non- protected characteristics, such as occupation, when they are referenced along with a protected characteristic. Sometimes, based on local nuance, we consider certain words or phrases as frequently used proxies for PC groups.
We define a hate speech attack as dehumanizing speech; statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt or disgust; cursing; and calls for exclusion or segregation. We also prohibit the use of harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence. We also prohibit the usage of slurs that are used to attack people on the basis of their protected characteristics. Attacks are separated into two tiers of severity, described below.
We have additional restrictions for paid content.
However, we recognize that people sometimes share content that includes slurs or someone else’s hate speech in order to condemn the speech or report on it. In other cases, speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards is used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People also sometimes express contempt or curse at a gender in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. Our policies are designed to allow room for these types of speech but require people to clearly indicate their intent. Where intention is unclear, we may remove content.
Note: Violent speech targeting people on the basis of their protected characteristics is covered in our Violence and Incitement Policy.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Caricatures of Black people in the form of blackface
- Jewish people and rats
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonlythat are inherently offensive and used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
11 ਅਗ 2020
Policy Rationale
We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote real-world violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disease or disability. We protect against attacks on the basis of age when age is paired with another protected characteristic, and also provide certain protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech,harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation. We separate attacks into three tiers of severity, as described below.
Sometimes people share content containing someone else’s hate speech for the purpose of raising awareness or educating others. In some cases, words or terms that might otherwise violate our standards are used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People sometimes express contempt in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. In all of these cases, we allow the content but expect people to clearly indicate their intent, which helps us better understand why they shared it. Where the intention is unclear, we may remove the content.
In addition, we believe that people are more responsible when they share this kind of commentary using their authentic identity.
Click here to read our Hard Questions Blog and learn more about our approach to hate speech.
Do not:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “All [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Caricatures of black people in the form of blackface
- Jewish people and rats
- Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust (in written or visual form), which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia, anus, feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
¹ While our hate speech policies apply equally to all people, we recognize that statements about specific groups of people may pose unique harm because of the way they’ve historically been used to attack, intimidate or exclude – for example, comparing black people to monkeys or farm equipment, or Jewish people to rats. In this vein, we are strengthening our policies to go beyond dehumanizing comparisons and also ban certain kinds of harmful stereotypes that have historically been used to attack, intimidate or exclude specific groups. We are in the process of identifying the specific stereotypes that most often show up on Facebook and Instagram so that we can establish a clearly defined list of harmful stereotypes that we will remove globally, and will begin by banning: 1) blackface, which is part of a history of dehumanization, denied citizenship and efforts to excuse and justify state violence; and 2) stereotypes about the power of Jews as a collective in the form of Jewish people running the world or controlling its major institutions, which reflect hatred toward Jews. This type of content has always gone against the spirit of our hate speech policies, but writing a policy to capture this content equitably and at scale has proven difficult. The challenges remain, but we are committed to doing the right thing and are attempting to close the gap between the letter and the spirit of our policy.
30 ਜੁਲਾ 2020
Policy Rationale
We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote real-world violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disease or disability. We protect against attacks on the basis of age when age is paired with another protected characteristic, and also provide certain protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation. We separate attacks into three tiers of severity, as described below.
Sometimes people share content containing someone else’s hate speech for the purpose of raising awareness or educating others. In some cases, words or terms that might otherwise violate our standards are used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People sometimes express contempt in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. In all of these cases, we allow the content but expect people to clearly indicate their intent, which helps us better understand why they shared it. Where the intention is unclear, we may remove the content.
In addition, we believe that people are more responsible when they share this kind of commentary using their authentic identity.
Click here to read our Hard Questions Blog and learn more about our approach to hate speech.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form) to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “
aAll [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”) - Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Jewish people and rats
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or "objects"
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as "it"
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Character traits culturally perceived as negative
Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant - Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt
or their visual equivalent(in written or visual form), which we define as:- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust
or their visual equivalent(in written or visual form), which we define as:- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia
oranus,or withfeces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
22 ਜੂਨ 2020
Policy Rationale
We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote real-world violence. We allow humor and social commentary related to these topics. In addition, we believe that people are more responsible when they share this kind of commentary using their authentic identity.
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disease or disability. We protect against attacks on the basis of age when age is paired with another protected characteristic, and also provide certain protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation. We separate attacks into three tiers of severity, as described below.
Sometimes people share content containing someone else’s hate speech for the purpose of raising awareness or educating others. In some cases, words or terms that might otherwise violate our standards are used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People sometimes express contempt in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. In all of these cases, we allow the content but expect people to clearly indicate their intent, which helps us better understand why they shared it. Where the intention is unclear, we may remove the content.
Click here to read our Hard Questions Blog and learn more about our approach to hate speech.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Jewish people and rats
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or 'objects'
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as 'it'
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
26 ਮਾਰਚ 2020
Policy Rationale
We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote real-world violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disease or disability. We protect against attacks on the basis of age when age is paired with another protected characteristic, andWe also provide certain some protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation. We separate attacks into three tiers of severity, as described below.
Sometimes people share content containing someone else’s hate speech for the purpose of raising awareness or educating others. In some cases, words or terms that might otherwise violate our standards are used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People sometimes express contempt in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. In all of these cases, we allow the content but expect people to clearly indicate their intent, which helps us better understand why they shared it. Where the intention is unclear, we may remove the content.
We allow humor and social commentary related to these topics. In addition, we believe that people are more responsible when they share this kind of commentary using their authentic identity.
Click here to read our Hard Questions Blog and learn more about our approach to hate speech.
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form)- that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Jewish people and rats
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or 'objects'
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as 'it'
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, defined as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
27 ਫ਼ਰ 2020
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) - that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Jewish people and rats
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or 'objects'
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as 'it'
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing,
suchdefined as:- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
16 ਦਸੰ 2019
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Statements denying existence
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or behavioral statements (in written or visual form) - that include:
- Black people and apes or ape-like creatures
- Black people and farm equipment
- Jewish people and rats
- Muslim people and pigs
- Muslim person and sexual relations with goats or pigs
- Mexican people and worm like creatures
- Women as household objects or referring to women as property or 'objects'
- Transgender or non-binary people referred to as 'it'
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, such as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
30 ਅਕਤੂ 2019
Do not post:
Tier 1
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
- Violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons, generalizations, or
unqualifiedbehavioral statements (in written or visual form).
Tier 2
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
- Generalizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:
- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing, such as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
26 ਅਗ 2019
Under our hate speech policies, we prohibit attacks, including generalizations, based on a person's protected or quasi-protected
characteristics. The line between generalizations about a person or group of people and statements about their behavior, however, isn't always clear. The refinements you see here are an attempt to distinguish between generalizations and statements about behavior. For more information about the policy proposal adopted (and the options that were considered but not adopted), see here.
Do not post:
Tier 1attacks, which target a person or group of people who share one of the above-listed characteristics or immigration status (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses), where attack is defined as
Content targeting a person or group of people (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses) on the basis of their aforementioned protected characteristic(s) or immigration status with:
AnyViolent speech or support in written or visual form- Dehumanizing speech or imagery
such as reference or comparison toin the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements to or about:- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons
in both written and visual form, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements (in written or visual form).
Tier 2attacks, which target a person or group of people who share any of the above-listed characteristics, where attack is defined as
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with:
Statements of inferiority or an image implying a person's or a group's physical, mental, or moral deficiencyGeneralizations that state inferiority (in written or visual form) in the following ways:- Physical deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral deficiencies are defined as those about:
- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing
at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics, such as:- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
Tier 3attacks, which are calls to exclude or segregate a person or group of people based on the above-listed characteristics, where exclusion is defined as:
Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with any of the following:
- Calls for segregation
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
30 ਜੁਲਾ 2019
Do not post:
Tier 1 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share one of the above-listed characteristics or immigration status (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses), where attack is defined as
- Any violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech such as reference or comparison to:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons in both written and visual form
Tier 2 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share any of the above-listed characteristics, where attack is defined as
- Statements of inferiority or an image implying a person's or a group's physical, mental, or moral deficiency
- Physical
(including but not limited to “deformed,” “undeveloped,” “hideous,” “ugly”)deficiencies are defined as those about:- Hygiene, including but not limited to: filthy, dirty, smelly
- Physical appearance, including but not limited to: ugly, hideous
- Mental
(including but not limited to “retarded,” “cretin,” “low IQ,” “stupid,” “idiot”)deficiencies are defined as those about:- Intellectual capacity, including but not limited to: dumb, stupid, idiots
- Education, including but not limited to: illiterate, uneducated
- Mental health, including but not limited to: mentally ill, retarded, crazy, insane
- Moral
(including but not limited to “slutty,” “fraud,” “cheap,” “free riders”)deficiencies are defined as those about:- Culturally perceived negative character trait, including but not limited to: coward, liar, arrogant, ignorant
- Derogatory terms related to sexual activity, including but not limited to: whore, slut, perverts
Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)"I hate""I don't like""X are the worst"
Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)"Gross""Vile""Disgusting"Cursing at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics
- Other statements of inferiority, which we define as:
- Expressions about being less than adequate, including but not limited to: worthless, useless
- Expressions about being better/worse than another protected characteristic, including but not limited to: "I believe that males are superior to females."
- Expressions about deviating from the norm, including but not limited to: freaks, abnormal
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Self-admission to intolerance on the basis of a protected characteristics, including but not limited to: homophobic, islamophobic, racist
- Expressions that a protected characteristic shouldn't exist
- Expressions of hate, including but not limited to: despise, hate
- Expressions of dismissal, including but not limited to: don´t respect, don't like, don´t care for
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, which we define as:
- Expressions that suggest the target causes sickness, including but not limited to: vomit, throw up
- Expressions of repulsion or distaste, including but not limited to: vile, disgusting, yuck
- Cursing at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics, such as:
- Referring to the target as genitalia or anus, including but not limited to: cunt, dick, asshole
- Profane terms or phrases with the intent to insult, including but not limited to: fuck, bitch, motherfucker
- Terms or phrases calling for engagement in sexual activity, or contact with genitalia or anus, or with feces or urine, including but not limited to: suck my dick, kiss my ass, eat shit
For more information on the refinements we made to Tier 2 of our hate speech policies, read through the notes from the meeting where the policy proposal was discussed and adopted.
Tier 3 attacks, which are calls to exclude or segregate a person or group of people based on the above-listed characteristics, where exclusion is defined as:
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
1 ਜੁਲਾ 2019
Do not post:
Tier 1 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share one of the above-listed characteristics or immigration status (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses), where attack is defined as
\
- Any violent speech or support in written or visual form
- Dehumanizing speech such as reference or comparison to:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons in both written and visual form
Tier 2 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share any of the above-listed characteristics, where attack is defined as
- Statements of inferiority or an image implying a person's or a group's physical, mental, or moral deficiency
- Physical (including but not limited to “deformed,” “undeveloped,” “hideous,” “ugly”)
- Mental (including but not limited to “retarded,” “cretin,” “low IQ,” “stupid,” “idiot”)
- Moral (including but not limited to “slutty,” “fraud,” “cheap,” “free riders”)
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "I hate"
- "I don't like"
- "X are the worst"
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "Gross"
- "Vile"
- "Disgusting"
- Cursing at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics
Tier 3 attacks, which are calls to exclude or segregate a person or group of people based on the above-listed characteristics, where exclusion is defined as:
- Explicit Exclusion which includes but is not limited to "expel" or "not allowed".
- Political Exclusion defined as denial of right to political participation.
- Economic Exclusion defined as denial of access to economic entitlements and limiting participation in the labour market,
- Social Exclusion defined as including but not limited to denial of opportunity to gain access to spaces (incl. online) and social services.
We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
20 ਮਾਰਚ 2019
Policy Rationale
We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion and in some cases may promote real-world violence.
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disease or disability. We also provide some protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation. We separate attacks into three tiers of severity, as described below.
Sometimes people share content containing someone else’s hate speech for the purpose of raising awareness or educating others. SimilarlyIin some cases, words or terms that might otherwise violate our standards are used self-referentially or in an empowering way. People sometimes express contempt in the context of a romantic break-up. Other times, they use gender-exclusive language to control membership in a health or positive support group, such as a breastfeeding group for women only. In all of these cases,When this is the case, we allow the content but expect people to clearly indicate their intent, which helps us better understand why they shared it. Where the intention is unclear, we may remove the content.
We allow humor and social commentary related to these topics. In addition, we believe that people are more responsible when they share this kind of commentary using their authentic identity.
Click here to read our Hard Questions Blog and learn more about our approach to hate speech.
31 ਅਗ 2018
Policy Rationale
We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disability or disease. We also provide some protections for immigration status. We define attack as violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, and calls for exclusion or segregation. Attacks are separated into three tiers of severity, described below.
Do not post:
Tier 1 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share one of the above-listed characteristics or immigration status (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses), where attack is defined as
- Any violent speech or support in written or visual form
Dehumanizing speech or imagery including (but not limited to):Reference or comparison to filth, bacteria, disease, or fecesReference or comparison to animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferiorReference or comparison to subhumanity
- Dehumanizing speech such as reference or comparison to:
- Insects
- Animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Filth, bacteria, disease and feces
- Sexual predator
- Subhumanity
- Violent and sexual criminals
- Other criminals (including but not limited to “thieves,” “bank robbers,” or saying “all [protected characteristic or quasi-protected characteristic] are ‘criminals’”)
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons in both written and visual form
Tier 2 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share any of the above-listed characteristics, where attack is defined as
- Statements of inferiority or an image implying a person's or a group's physical, mental, or moral deficiency
- Physical (including but not limited to “deformed,” “undeveloped,” “hideous,” “ugly”)
- Mental (including but not limited to “retarded,” “cretin,” “low IQ,” “stupid,” “idiot”)
- Moral (including but not limited to “slutty,” “fraud,” “cheap,” “free riders”)
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "I hate"
- "I don't like"
- "X are the worst"
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "Gross"
- "Vile"
- "Disgusting"
- Cursing at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics
Tier 3 attacks, which are calls to exclude or segregate a person or group of people based on the above-listed characteristics. We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
25 ਮਈ 2018
Do not post:
Tier 1 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share one of the above-listed characteristics or immigration status (including all subsets except those described as having carried out violent crimes or sexual offenses), where attack is defined as
- Any violent speech or support
for death/disease/harmin written or visual form - Dehumanizing speech or imagery including (but not limited to):
- Reference or comparison to filth, bacteria, disease, or feces
- Reference or comparison to animals that are culturally perceived as intellectually or physically inferior
- Reference or comparison to subhumanity
- Mocking the concept, events or victims of hate crimes even if no real person is depicted in an image
- Designated dehumanizing comparisons in both written and visual form
Tier 2 attacks, which target a person or group of people who share any of the above-listed characteristics, where attack is defined as
- Statements of inferiority or an image implying a person's or a group's physical, mental, or moral deficiency
- Physical (including but not limited to “deformed,” “undeveloped,” “hideous,” “ugly”)
- Mental (including but not limited to “retarded,” “cretin,” “low IQ,” “stupid,” “idiot”)
- Moral (including but not limited to “slutty,” “fraud,” “cheap,” “free riders”)
- Expressions of contempt or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "I hate"
- "I don't like"
- "X are the worst"
- Expressions of disgust or their visual equivalent, including (but not limited to)
- "Gross"
- "Vile"
- "Disgusting"
- Cursing at a person or group of people who share protected characteristics
Tier 3 attacks, which are calls to exclude or segregate a person or group of people based on the above-listed characteristics. We do allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies.
Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs, where slurs are defined as words commonly used as insulting labels for the above-listed characteristics.
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