Facebook Community Standards
Policies that outline what is and isn't allowed on the Facebook app.
Instagram Community Guidelines
Policies that outline what is and isn't allowed on the Instagram app.
Meta Advertising Standards
Policies for ad content and business assets.
Other policies
Other policies that apply to Meta technologies.
How Meta improves
How we update our policies, measure results, work with others, and more.
Our approach to the opioid epidemic
How we support communities in the face of the opioid epidemic.
Our approach to elections
How we help prevent interference, empower people to vote and more.
Our approach to misinformation
How we work with independent fact-checkers, and more, to identify and take action on misinformation.
Our approach to newsworthy content
How we assess content for newsworthiness.
Our approach to Facebook Feed ranking
How we reduce problematic content in News Feed.
Our approach to explaining ranking
How we build AI systems.
Content Library and Content Library API
Comprehensive access to public data from Facebook and Instagram
Ad Library tools
Comprehensive and searchable database of all ads currently running across Meta technologies
Other research tools and datasets
Additional tools for in-depth research on Meta technologies and programs
Community Standards Enforcement Report
Quarterly report on how well we're doing at enforcing our policies on the Facebook app and Instagram.
Intellectual Property
Report on how well we're helping people protect their intellectual property.
Government Requests for User Data
Report on government request for people's data.
Content Restrictions Based on Local Law
Report on when we restrict content that's reported to us as violating local law.
Internet Disruptions
Report on intentional internet restrictions that limit people's ability to access the internet.
Widely Viewed Content Report
Quarterly report on what people see on Facebook, including the content that receives the widest distribution during the quarter.
Regulatory and Other Transparency Reports
Download current and past regulatory reports for Facebook and Instagram.
During moments of crisis, Meta assesses the risks of imminent harm both on and off of our platform so we can respond with specific policy and product actions that will help keep people safe. Our internal Crisis Policy Protocol (CPP) helps us do this work. We created it based on a recommendation from the Oversight Board as a way of strengthening our existing efforts in this area.
While Meta regularly reviews content that people post to assess whether or not it violates our policies, during crises the risks may be higher and different responses may become necessary, which we use the CPP to assess.
The internal CPP framework helps us balance the need to move quickly, while having a consistent global content policy response and allowing flexibility to adapt to quickly changing conditions. The CPP anticipates risks and is informed by past crises to make sure that key learnings are incorporated.
Protocol development included original research, and consultations with over 50 global external experts in national security, conflict prevention, hate speech, humanitarian response and human rights.
This policy was originally announced in August 2022.
