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政策依据
我们了解，每个人对血腥和暴力画面的敏感程度不一样。为保护用户免受这类内容的伤害，我们会移除最血腥的内容，并为其他类型的敏感内容添加警告标签，以便用户在点击浏览前就知道内容可能比较敏感。我们会限制青少年用户看到对他们而言可能不适合或不适龄的内容。这样做的目的是提供适当的用户体验，同时持续为用户保留表达自我的空间。
我们知道，用户可能会出于揭示或谴责侵犯人权或武装冲突等行为的目的而分享内容。我们的政策会考量此类场景下的内容分享情形，在一定程度上允许进行此类讨论并提升公众认知。
对于付费广告，我们会提供额外的保护。例如，被判定为敏感的内容不具备广告投放资格。我们还禁止广告中包含惊悚、恐怖或骇人听闻的图片和视频。更多信息请参阅我们的广告发布守则。
禁止发布以下内容：
人体图像
非医疗场景下，展示活人或死者且包含以下画面的视频：
  • 肢解。
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；或者
  • 割喉。
直播死刑执行过程。
残酷言论
残酷言论是指对人或动物遭受的痛苦或羞辱表达愉悦或快感的说明或评论等言辞。
我们会移除以下内容：
  • 针对本政策下会触发敏感内容警告（即提示用户内容可能敏感）的图像（含视频与静图）所发布的残酷言论；除非该图像所呈现的是自卫行为（如某人遭遇持械抢劫时的自卫视频），或处于医疗场景（如医护人员实施外科手术的画面）。
  • 对图像中呈现的动物受虐场景发表的露骨残酷言论，以及呈现动物从存活到死亡全过程的图像。
  • 提供或索要根据本政策会被删除或置于警告画面后的图像，同时发布残酷言论。
对于下列内容，我们会添加警告画面，提醒用户此内容可能比较敏感。此外，我们还仅限年满 18 岁的成年人查看下述内容：
人体图像
医疗场景下，展示活人或死者且包含以下画面的视频：
  • 肢解。
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体（含火化场景）；或者
  • 割喉。
描绘活人或死者且包含以下画面的静图：
  • 肢解；
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；或者
  • 割喉。
描绘某人惨烈死亡（包括死亡瞬间或死亡后的场景）或经历危及生命的事件（例如被车撞击，从高处坠落或经历其他可能致命的人身伤害）的图像（无论是视频还是静图）。
描绘某人被执行死刑的图像（不包括直播）。
描绘对个人或群体实施残暴行为（例如，对强制束缚住的对象施暴或造成致命威胁）的图像。
描绘非医疗异物（例如，刀、钉子或其他金属物体）刺穿人皮肤的图像。
描绘某人破碎、流血的牙齿，掉落的带血牙齿，或异物插入牙齿或牙龈的图像。
描绘已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿的图像，但画面中有其他人在场的情况除外。
动物图像
描绘活体或死亡动物经历以下场景的任何图像：肢解、露出内脏器官、燃烧或烧焦、活煮。
描绘动物死亡过程的图像。
描绘人类对活体动物实施残暴行为的图像（例如踢打、溺毙或拔毛）。
对于下列内容，我们仅限年满 18 周岁的用户查看：
人体图像
描绘部分遮盖或完全未遮盖死者的图像，即便没有明显的暴力致死迹象。
描绘已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿的图像，且画面中有其他人在场。
描绘用针穿刺人体皮肤的图像，但接种疫苗、针灸或干针疗法、纹身或穿刺的情形除外。
描绘处于医疗场景中伤者的图像，且伤者看起来处于疼痛或痛苦之中、身上有瘀伤，或者其脸部和/或手部插有医疗导管。
描绘人类排泄物和体液（例如：粪便、尿液、呕吐物、耳垢、黏液、皮肤挤出物的副产品或血液）的图像。
描绘以下车辆惨况的图像：车辆正在燃烧或爆炸；高速行驶的车辆撞击其他物体的瞬间或撞击后画面，车辆偏离行驶道路和/或驾驶室或乘客室严重受损。
描绘两人或多人之间肢体搏斗的图像，在体育背景下除外。
动物图像
描绘活体或死亡动物出现明显血迹的图像。
描绘动物分娩场景的图像（例如出现血迹或露出内脏器官）。
描绘活体或死亡动物体内有昆虫（例如：蛆虫或蠕虫）爬出的图像。
描绘受伤动物正在遭受痛苦的图像。
虚构图像
描绘处于以下情境中的虚构人物的图像：
  • 肢解；
  • 露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；
  • 割喉；或者
  • 惨烈死亡或经历危及生命的事件。
描绘与真人照片或视频相似或高度相像的虚构人物处于以下情境中的图像：
  • 非医疗异物（例如：刀具、钉子或其他金属物体）刺穿皮肤；
  • 人类排泄物或体液（例如：粪便、尿液、呕吐物、耳垢、黏液或皮肤挤出物的副产品），但血液除外；
  • 已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿；
描绘逼真的虚构动物处于以下情境中的图像：
  • 肢解；
  • 露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的动物；
  • 被活煮的动物；
  • 出现血迹；
  • 动物的死亡过程；
  • 人类对活体动物实施残暴行为（例如踢打、溺毙或拔毛）；
  • 受伤动物正在遭受痛苦；
  • 昆虫（例如：蛆虫或蠕虫）从动物体内爬出。
对于以下社群守则，我们需要更多信息和/或背景资料才能执行：
我们禁止发布：
符合以下情况的某人惨烈死亡图像或音频：执法记录、死亡证明、可信合作伙伴的报告或媒体报道已证实此人已死亡，且死者家属要求删除该内容。
描绘自焚抗议行为背景下正在燃烧或烧焦的人体的视频。
我们可能允许发布：
某人惨烈死亡或经历危及生命的事件的图像，但前提是对这些画面的描述是附带性的
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other types of content so that people are aware it may be sensitive before they click through. We restrict the ability for younger users to see content that may not be suitable or age-appropriate for them. By doing so, we aim to provide an appropriate user experience, while continuing to provide space for our users to express themselves.
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
For paid advertising, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational. For more information, please consult our Advertising Standards.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in non-medical contexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Live-streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made toward imagery (both videos and still images) that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be sensitive; unless the imagery depicts acts of self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Explicit sadistic remarks made towards the suffering of animals depicted in imagery, and imagery depicting animals going from live to dead.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be sensitive. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in medical contexts depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • VIsible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Still images of people, living or deceased, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery depicting capital punishment of a person (excluding live-streams).
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.
Imagery depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery of animals
Any imagery of animals, living or dead, – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Imagery of animals going from live to dead.
Imagery of humans committing acts of brutality on living animals (e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers).
For the following content, we limit the ability to view it to users who are 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Imagery depicting partially or fully uncovered deceased people, even if there are no visible indicators of violent death.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, when another person is present in the image.
Imagery depicting needles piercing a person’s skin outside of a vaccination, acupuncture or dry-needling, tattooing, or piercing context.
Imagery depicting injured people in medical contexts when they appear to be in pain or distress, bruised, or with medical tubing in their face and/or hands.
Imagery depicting human waste and bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, byproduct of dermal extractions, or blood).
Imagery depicting vehicles that are burning or exploding, or depicting the moment or aftermath of speeding vehicles’ impact with other objects where the vehicle is dislodged from its path and / or the vehicle’s driver or passenger compartments are severely damaged.
Imagery of physical fights between two or more people, except in a sports context.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where visible blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals in a birthing context (e.g., there is blood or visible innards present).
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where insects are seen coming out of them (e.g., maggots or worms).
Imagery depicting injured animals suffering.
Fictional Imagery
Imagery depicting fictional people in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred persons;
  • Throat-slitting; or
  • Violent deaths or life threatening events.
Imagery depicting fictional people that is photorealistic (where the imagery looks like or closely resembles a photograph or video of a real person), in the following contexts:
  • Non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing the skin;
  • Human waste or bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, or byproduct of dermal extractions), excluding blood;
  • Deceased babies or fetuses outside the womb;
Imagery depicting fictional, but photorealistic, animals in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred animals;
  • Animals being boiled alive;
  • Blood is present;
  • Animals going from live to dead;
  • People committing acts of brutality (e.g., e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers) on living animals;
  • Injured animals suffering
  • Animals with insects coming out from inside them (e.g., maggots or worms).
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We do not allow:
Imagery or audio of a person’s violent death when the person’s death is confirmed by law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
We may allow:
Imagery of a person’s violent death or life-threatening event when the depiction is incidental
政策依据
我们了解，每个人对血腥和暴力画面的敏感程度不一样。为保护用户免受这类内容的伤害，我们会移除最血腥的内容，并为其他类型的敏感内容添加警告标签，以便用户在点击浏览前就知道内容可能比较敏感。我们会限制青少年用户看到对他们而言可能不适合或不适龄的内容。这样做的目的是提供适当的用户体验，同时持续为用户保留表达自我的空间。
我们知道，用户可能会出于揭示或谴责侵犯人权或武装冲突等行为的目的而分享内容。我们的政策会考量此类场景下的内容分享情形，在一定程度上允许进行此类讨论并提升公众认知。
对于付费广告，我们会提供额外的保护。例如，被判定为敏感的内容不具备广告投放资格。我们还禁止广告中包含惊悚、恐怖或骇人听闻的图片和视频。更多信息请参阅我们的广告发布守则。
禁止发布以下内容：
人体图像
非医疗场景下，展示活人或死者且包含以下画面的视频：
  • 肢解。
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；或者
  • 割喉。
直播死刑执行过程。
残酷言论
残酷言论是指对人或动物遭受的痛苦或羞辱表达愉悦或快感的说明或评论等言辞。
我们会移除以下内容：
  • 针对本政策下会触发敏感内容警告（即提示用户内容可能敏感）的图像（含视频与静图）所发布的残酷言论；除非该图像所呈现的是自卫行为（如某人遭遇持械抢劫时的自卫视频），或处于医疗场景（如医护人员实施外科手术的画面）。
  • 对图像中呈现的动物受虐场景发表的露骨残酷言论，以及呈现动物从存活到死亡全过程的图像。
  • 提供或索要根据本政策会被删除或置于警告画面后的图像，同时发布残酷言论。
对于下列内容，我们会添加警告画面，提醒用户此内容可能比较敏感。此外，我们还仅限年满 18 岁的成年人查看下述内容：
人体图像
医疗场景下，展示活人或死者且包含以下画面的视频：
  • 肢解。
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体（含火化场景）；或者
  • 割喉。
描绘活人或死者且包含以下画面的静图：
  • 肢解。
  • 活人或死者露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；或者
  • 割喉。
描绘某人惨烈死亡（包括死亡瞬间或死亡后的场景）或经历危及生命的事件（例如被车撞击，从高处坠落或经历其他可能致命的人身伤害）的图像（无论是视频还是静图）。
描绘某人被执行死刑的图像（不包括直播）。
描绘对个人或群体实施残暴行为（例如，对强制束缚住的对象施暴或造成致命威胁）的图像。
描绘非医疗异物（例如，刀、钉子或其他金属物体）刺穿人皮肤的图像。
描绘某人破碎、流血的牙齿，掉落的带血牙齿，或异物插入牙齿或牙龈的图像。
描绘已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿的图像，但画面中有其他人在场的情况除外。
动物图像
描绘活体或死亡动物经历以下场景的任何图像：肢解、露出内脏器官、燃烧或烧焦、活煮。
描绘动物死亡过程的图像。
描绘人类对活体动物实施残暴行为的图像（例如踢打、溺毙或拔毛）。
对于下列内容，我们仅限年满 1816 岁的用户查看：
人体图像
描绘部分遮盖或完全未遮盖死者的图像，即便没有明显的暴力致死迹象。
描绘已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿的图像，且画面中有其他人在场。
描绘用针穿刺人体皮肤的图像，但接种疫苗、针灸或干针疗法、纹身或穿刺的情形除外。
描绘处于医疗场景中伤者的图像，且伤者看起来处于疼痛或痛苦之中、身上有瘀伤，或者其脸部和/或手部插有医疗导管。
描绘人类排泄物和体液（例如：粪便、尿液、呕吐物、耳垢、黏液、皮肤挤出物的副产品或血液）的图像。
描绘以下车辆惨况的图像：车辆正在燃烧或爆炸；高速行驶的车辆撞击其他物体的瞬间或撞击后画面，车辆偏离行驶道路和/或驾驶室或乘客室严重受损。
动物图像
描绘活体或死亡动物出现明显血迹的图像。
描绘动物分娩场景的图像（例如出现血迹或露出内脏器官）。
描绘活体或死亡动物体内有昆虫（例如：蛆虫或蠕虫）爬出的图像。
描绘受伤动物正在遭受痛苦的图像。
虚构图像
描绘处于以下情境中的虚构人物的图像：
  • 肢解；
  • 露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的人体；
  • 割喉；或者
  • 惨烈死亡或经历危及生命的事件。
描绘与真人照片或视频相似或高度相像的虚构人物处于以下情境中的图像：
  • 非医疗异物（例如：刀具、钉子或其他金属物体）刺穿皮肤；
  • 人类排泄物或体液（例如：粪便、尿液、呕吐物、耳垢、黏液或皮肤挤出物的副产品），但血液除外；
  • 已脱离子宫的死亡胎儿或婴儿；
描绘逼真的虚构动物处于以下情境中的图像：
  • 肢解；
  • 露出内脏器官（例如暴露器官、骨骼或肌肉组织）；
  • 燃烧或烧焦的动物；
  • 被活煮的动物；
  • 出现血迹；
  • 动物的死亡过程；
  • 人类对活体动物实施残暴行为（例如踢打、溺毙或拔毛）；
  • 受伤动物正在遭受痛苦；
  • 昆虫（例如：蛆虫或蠕虫）从动物体内爬出。
为执行以下社群守则，我们需要更多信息或背景资料：
我们禁止发布：
符合以下情况的某人惨烈死亡图像或音频：执法记录、死亡证明、可信合作伙伴的报告或媒体报道已证实此人已死亡，且死者家属要求删除该内容。
描绘自焚抗议行为背景下正在燃烧或烧焦的人体的视频。
我们可能允许发布：
某人惨烈死亡或经历危及生命的事件的图像，但前提是对这些画面的描述是附带性的。
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other types of content so that people are aware it may be sensitive before they click through. We restrict the ability for younger users to see content that may not be suitable or age-appropriate for them. By doing so, we aim to provide an appropriate user experience, while continuing to provide space for our users to express themselves.
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
For paid advertising, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational. For more information, please consult our Advertising Standards.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in non-medical contexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Live-streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made toward imagery (both videos and still images) that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be disturbingsensitive; unless the imagery depicts acts of self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Sadistic remarks made towards the following imagery that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy advising people it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased;
  • Explicit sadistic remarks made towards the suffering of animals depicted in imagery, and imagery depicting animals going from live to dead.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be sensitive. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in medical contexts depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • VIsible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Still images of people, living or deceased, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery depicting capital punishment of a person (excluding live-streams).
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.
Imagery depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery of animals
Any imagery of animals, living or dead, – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Imagery of animals going from live to dead.
Imagery of humans committing acts of brutality on living animals (e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers).
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of people
Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
For the following content, we limit the ability to view it to users who are 16 and older:
Imagery of people
Imagery depicting partially or fully uncovered deceased people, even if there are no visible indicators of violent death.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, when another person is present in the image.
Imagery depicting needles piercing a person’s skin outside of a vaccination, acupuncture or dry-needling, tattooing, or piercing context.
Imagery depicting injured people in medical contexts when they appear to be in pain or distress, bruised, or with medical tubing in their face and/or hands.
Imagery depicting human waste and bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, byproduct of dermal extractions, or blood).
Imagery depicting vehicles that are burning or exploding, or depicting the moment or aftermath of speeding vehicles’ impact with other objects where the vehicle is dislodged from its path and / or the vehicle’s driver or passenger compartments are severely damaged.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where visible blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals in a birthing context (e.g., there is blood or visible innards present).
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where insects are seen coming out of them (e.g., maggots or worms).
Imagery depicting injured animals suffering.
Fictional Imagery
Imagery depicting fictional people in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred persons;
  • Throat-slitting; or
  • Violent deaths or life threatening events.
Imagery depicting fictional people that is photorealistic (where the imagery looks like or closely resembles a photograph or video of a real person), in the following contexts:
  • Non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing the skin;
  • Human waste or bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, or byproduct of dermal extractions), excluding blood;
  • Deceased babies or fetuses outside the womb;
Imagery depicting fictional, but photorealistic, animals in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred animals;
  • Animals being boiled alive;
  • Blood is present;
  • Animals going from live to dead;
  • People committing acts of brutality (e.g., e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers) on living animals;
  • Injured animals suffering
  • Animals with insects coming out from inside them (e.g., maggots or worms).
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We do not allow:
Imagery or audio of a person’s violent death when the person’s death is confirmed by law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
We may allow:
Imagery of a person’s violent death or life-threatening event when the depiction is incidental
The policy has been updated to document that we are streamlining enforcement on all imagery of violent deaths, life-threatening events, and brutality. We will apply a warning screen and limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other types of content so that people are aware it may be sensitive before they click through. We restrict the ability for younger users to see content that may not be suitable or age-appropriate for them. By doing so, we aim to provide an appropriate user experience, while continuing to provide space for our users to express themselves.
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In adsFor paid advertising, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational. For more information, please consult our Advertising Standards.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in non-medical contexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Live-streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made toward imagery (both videos and still images) that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be disturbing; unless the imagery depicts acts of self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Sadistic remarks made towards the following imagery that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy advising people it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased;
  • Explicit sadistic remarks made towards the suffering of animals depicted in imagery, and imagery depicting animals going from live to dead.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbingsensitive. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in medical contexts depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • VIsible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Still images of people, living or deceased, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery depicting capital punishment of a person (excluding live-streams).
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.
Imagery depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery of animals
AnyImagery of animals, still living or going from live to deadliving or dead, – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Imagery of animals going from live to dead.
Imagery of humans committing acts of brutality on living animals (e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers).
Any imagery of animals, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body parts, unless in the wild.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of people
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin in a religious or cultural context.
Imagery depicting visible innards in a birthing context.
Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery, in a medical context, depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting already-dead animals, if there is dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or where blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals going from live to dead if there is no dismemberment, or visible innards, burning or charring, or boiling alive.
Imagery depicting people committing acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) on living animals.
For the following content, we limit the ability to view it to users who are 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Imagery depicting partially or fully uncovered deceased people, even if there are no visible indicators of violent death.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, when another person is present in the image.
Imagery depicting needles piercing a person’s skin outside of a vaccination, acupuncture or dry-needling, tattooing, or piercing context.
Imagery depicting injured people in medical contexts when they appear to be in pain or distress, bruised, or with medical tubing in their face and/or hands.
Imagery depicting human waste and bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, byproduct of dermal extractions, or blood).
Imagery depicting vehicles that are burning or exploding, or depicting the moment or aftermath of speeding vehicles’ impact with other objects where the vehicle is dislodged from its path and / or the vehicle’s driver or passenger compartments are severely damaged.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where visible blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals in a birthing context (e.g., there is blood or visible innards present).
Imagery depicting animals, living or dead, where insects are seen coming out of them (e.g., maggots or worms).
Imagery depicting injured animals suffering.
Fictional Imagery
Imagery depicting fictional people in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred persons;
  • Throat-slitting; or
  • Violent deaths or life threatening events.
Imagery depicting fictional people that is photorealistic (where the imagery looks like or closely resembles a photograph or video of a real person), in the following contexts:
  • Non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing the skin;
  • Human waste or bodily fluids (e.g., feces, urine, vomit, earwax, mucus, or byproduct of dermal extractions), excluding blood;
  • Deceased babies or fetuses outside the womb;
Imagery depicting fictional, but photorealistic, animals in the following contexts:
  • Dismemberment;
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue;
  • Burning or charred animals;
  • Animals being boiled alive;
  • Blood is present;
  • Animals going from live to dead;
  • People committing acts of brutality (e.g., e.g. kicking, drowning, or plucking feathers) on living animals;
  • Injured animals suffering
  • Animals with insects coming out from inside them (e.g., maggots or worms).
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We removeWe do not allow:
Imagery depicting the violent death of someone when a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Imagery or audio Video which includes audio, but not a visual depiction, of a person’s violent death when the person’s death is confirmed by law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
We may allow:
Imagery of a person’s violent death or life-threatening event when the depiction is incidental
The policy has been updated to document additional restrictions aiming to limit the ability for younger users to see content that may not be suitable or age-appropriate for them.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in non-medical contexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Live-streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made toward imagery (both videos and still images) that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be disturbing; unless the imagery depicts acts of self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Sadistic remarks made towards the following imagery that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy advising people it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased;
  • Explicit sadistic remarks made towards the suffering of animals depicted in imagery, and imagery depicting animals going from live to dead.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in medical contexts depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • VIsible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Still images of people, living or deceased, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery depicting capital punishment of a person (excluding live-streams).
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.
Imagery depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
Any imagery of animals, still living or going from live to dead, – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Any imagery of animals, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body parts, unless in the wild.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of people
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin in a religious or cultural context.
Imagery depicting visible innards in a birthing context.
Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery, in a medical context, depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting already-dead animals, if there is dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or where blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals going from live to dead if there is no dismemberment, or visible innards, burning or charring, or boiling alive.
Imagery depicting people committing acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) on living animals.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
Imagery depicting the violent death of someone when a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video which includes audio, but not a visual depiction, of a person’s violent death when the person’s death is confirmed by law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in non-medical contexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Live-streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made toward imagery (both videos and still images) that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be disturbing; unless the imagery depicts acts of self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Sadistic remarks made towards the following imagery that otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy advising people it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function;
    • Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased;
  • Explicit sadistic remarks made towards the suffering of animals depicted in imagery, and imagery depicting animals going from live to dead.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people, living or deceased, in medical contexts depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • VIsible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Still images of people, living or deceased, depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Burning or charred persons; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery depicting capital punishment of a person (excluding live-streams).
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.
Imagery depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
Any imagery of animals, still living or going from live to dead, – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Any imagery of animals, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body parts, unless in the wild.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of people
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) piercing a person’s skin in a religious or cultural context.
Imagery depicting visible innards in a birthing context.
Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel performing a police function.
Imagery depicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery, in a medical context, depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
Imagery depicting already-dead animals, if there is dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or where blood is present.
Imagery depicting animals going from live to dead if there is no dismemberment, or visible innards, burning or charring, or boiling alive.
Imagery depicting people committing acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) on living animals.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
Imagery depicting the violent death of someone when a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video which includes audio, but not a visual depiction, of a person’s violent death when the person’s death is confirmed by law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
Policy Rationale
To protect users from disturbing imagery, we remove content that is particularly violent or graphic, such as videos depicting dismemberment, visible innards or charred bodies. We also remove content that contains sadistic remarks towards imagery depicting the suffering of humans and animals.
In the context of discussions about important issues such as human rights abuses, armed conflicts or acts of terrorism, we allow graphic content (with some limitations) to help people to condemn and raise awareness about these situations.
We know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. For that reason, we add a warning label to some graphic or violent imagery so that people are aware it may be sensitive before they click through. We also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content.
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies, living or deceased, in non-medical settings if they depictcontexts, depicting:
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodiesinnards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.Burning or charred persons; or
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishments.
Sadistic Remarks
Sadistic remarks are commentary – such as captions or comments – expressing joy or pleasure from the suffering or humiliation of people or animals.
We remove
  • Sadistic remarks made towards imagery that is put behind a warning screen under this policywhich otherwise receives a warning screen under this policy, advising people that the content may be disturbing; unless there is athe imagery that depicts acts of a self-defense (e.g., video of someone defending themselves from armed robbery) or is in a medical setting context (e.g., an image of medical professionals performing surgery).
  • Sadistic remarks made towards the following contentimagerywhich otherwise receives a warning screen under this policyincludes a label so thatadvising people are aware it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.Imagery depicting a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by uniformed personnel doing a police function;
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and / or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by uniformed personnel doing a police function;
    • Imagery ofdepicting fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or receives a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies, living or deceased in a medical settingcontextsif they depict:depicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos Still-images of wounded or dead people,living or deceased, if they showdepicting:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies innards, such as exposed organs, bones, or muscle tissue on living or deceased persons;
  • Charred or burning people.Burning or charred persons, including in contexts of cremation; or
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery (both videos and still images) depicting a persons’ violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery that showsdepicting capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torturedepicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects)committed against a person or people
Imagery ofdepicting non-medical foreign objects (e.g. knives, nails, or other metal objects) inserted or stuck intopiercing a person’s skin causing grevous injury.
Imagery depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting live animals or animals going from live to dead experiencing dismemberment, visible innards, charring, being boiled alive or burning
  • Photos depicting live animals experiencing dismemberment, visible innards, charring, being boiled alive or burning
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
Any imagery of animals – still-living or going from live to dead – depicting dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or being boiled alive.
Any imagery of animals, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body parts, unless in the wild.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of people
Imagery (both videos and still images) ofdepicting non-medical foreign objects (.e.g., knives, nails, or other metal objects) inserted into a person through theirpiercing a person’s skin in a religious or cultural context.
Imagery depicting visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery depicting one or more persons subjected to violence and / or humiliating acts a person’s violent death or life threatening event when the act of violence is committed by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
Imagery depicting one or more persons subjected to violence and / or humiliatingacts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
Imagery depictingof fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery, in a medical context, depicting a person’s broken, bleeding teeth, removed teeth where blood is present; or the insertion of foreign objects into the teeth or gums.
Imagery of Animals
Imagery depicting already-dead animals, if there is dismemberment, visible innards, burning or charring, or where blood is present.
Imagery video of depicting animals going from live to dead that do not show if there is no dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burningburning or charring, or boiling alive.
Imagery of humansdepicting people committing acts of torture or abusebrutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects)against liveon living animals.
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Imagery (both videos and still images) that showdepicting the violent death of someone when a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
  • Video of violent death of humans where thewhich includes audio, but not a visual depiction, of a person’s violent death is not visible but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death when the person’s death is confirmed by either law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report, or media report and a family member of the deceased requests its removal.
  • Video of charred or burning humans in the context of self-immolation as an act of protest.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is put behind a warning screen under this policy advising people that the content may be disturbing, unless there is a self-defense context or medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards the following content which includes a label so that people are aware it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery depicting a person’s violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) inserted or stuck into a person causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting live animals or animals going from live to dead experiencing dismemberment, visible innards, charring, being boiled alive or burninghumans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Photos depicting live animals experiencing dismemberment, visible innards, charring, being boiled alive or burning
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects inserted into a person through their skin in a religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery depicting one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside the womb in an abandonment context
ImageryVideos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showinggoing from live to dead that do not show dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
Expanding on imagery regarding violent death.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is put behind a warning screen under this policy advising people that the content may be disturbing, unless there is a self-defense context or medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards the following content which includes a label so that people are aware it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagerydepicting a person'sthat shows the violent death (including their moment of death or the aftermath) or a person experiencing a life threatening event (such as being struck by a car, falling from a great height, or experiencing other possibly-fatal physical injury).of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) inserted or stuck into a person causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects inserted into a person through their skin in a religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside the womb in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
Expanding on imagaery regarding violent death.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is put behind a warning screen under this policy advising people that the content may be disturbing, unless there is a self-defense context or medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards the following content which includes a label so that people are aware it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased.Imagery of fetuses or newborn babies.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) inserted or stuck into a person causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects inserted into a person through their skin in a religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside of the womb that are deceased, unless another person is present in the image.fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of fetuses and babies outside the wombnewborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is put behind a warning screen under this policy advising people that the content may be disturbing, unless there is a self-defense context or medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards the following content which includes a label so that people are aware it may be sensitive:
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of fetuses or newborn babies.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into peopleinto a person causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into peopleinto a person through their skin in a religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
We are removing the phrases ‘voluntary’ and ‘involuntary’ from the policy to pivot the distinction from the consent or intent of the person displayed in the image to the context of ‘grievous injury’ or ‘religious or cultural’. The rationale behind this distinction is that voluntary insertions are culturally or socially acceptable and sometimes significant, and should be treated as less severe and not restricted to those under 18 yrs of age.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy advising people that the content may be disturbing, unless there is a self-defense context or explicit educational context in a medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards the following content which includes a label so that people are aware it may be sensitive:imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
    • Imagery of fetuses or newborn babies.
    • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
  • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
The policy has been updated to expand the enforcement of sadistic remarks.
Policy Rationale
We understand that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. To protect users from such content, we remove the most graphic content and add warning labels to other graphic content so that people are aware it may be sensitive or disturbing before they click through. We may also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content (or “age-gate” the content).
We recognize that users may share content in order to shed light on or condemn acts such as human rights abuses or armed conflict. Our policies consider when content shared in this context and allow room for discussion and awareness raising accordingly.
In ads, we provide additional protections. For example, content that has been deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run in ads. We also prohibit ads from including images and videos that are shocking, gruesome, or otherwise sensational.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, unless there is a self-defense context or explicit educational context in a medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
  • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
  • Videos of violent death of humans where the violent death is not visible in the video but the audio is fully or partially captured and the death is confirmed by either a law enforcement record, death certificate, Trusted Partner report or media report.
The policy is being updated to remove videos that show the last living moments of individuals who may have died a violent death when there is additional context to remove.
Policy Rationale
We remove content that glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others because it may create an environment that discourages participation. We allow graphic content (with some limitations) to help people raise awareness about these issues.
We know that people value the ability to discuss important issues like human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. We also know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent content. For that reason, we add a warning label to especially graphic or violent content so that it is not available to people under the age of 18 and so people are aware of the graphic or violent nature before they click to see it.
To protect users from disturbing imagery, we remove content that is particularly violent or graphic, such as videos depicting dismemberment, visible innards or charred bodies. We also remove content that contains sadistic remarks towards imagery depicting the suffering of humans and animals.
In the context of discussions about important issues such as human rights abuses, armed conflicts or acts of terrorism, we allow graphic content (with some limitations) to help people to condemn and raise awareness about these situations.
We know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent imagery. For that reason, we add a warning label to some graphic or violent imagery so that people are aware it may be sensitive before they click through. We also restrict the ability for users under 18 to view such content.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, unless there is a self-defense context or explicit educational context in a medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
  • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
The policy rationale has been updated to ensure that it reflects the full range of enforcement actions covered in the policy and adds clarification about the deletion of exceptionally graphic content and sadistic remarks.
Policy Rationale
We remove content that glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others because it may create an environment that discourages participation. We allow graphic content (with some limitations) to help people raise awareness about these issues.
We know that people value the ability to discuss important issues like human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. We also know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent content. For that reason, we add a warning label to especially graphic or violent content so that it is not available to people under the age of 18 and so people are aware of the graphic or violent nature before they click to see it.
Do not post:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Sadistic Remarks
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, unless there is a self-defense context or explicit educational context in a medical setting.
  • Sadistic remarks towards imagery of one or more persons subjected to violence and/or humiliating acts by one or more uniformed personnel doing a police function.
  • Offering or soliciting imagery that is deleted or put behind a warning screen under this policy, when accompanied by sadistic remarks.
  • Explicit sadistic remarks towards the suffering of animals depicted in the imagery.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:
Imagery of people
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies.
  • Charred or burning people.
  • Victims of cannibalism.
  • Throat-slitting.
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, food consumption, processing or preparation context.
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild.
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals.
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context, or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment.
  • Visible innards.
  • An abortion or abandonment context.
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.
As part of the deprecation of the Cruel and Insensitive policy, policy language regarding sadism has been moved to the Violent and Graphic Content policy
Policy Rationale
We remove content that glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others because it may create an environment that discourages participation. We allow graphic content (with some limitations) to help people raise awareness about these issues.
We know that people value the ability to discuss important issues like human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. We also know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent content. For that reason, we add a warning label to especially graphic or violent content so that it is not available to people under the age of 18 and so people are aware of the graphic or violent nature before they click to see it.
Do not post:
Imagery of People
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery of People
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of Animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, or food consumption, processing or preparation context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing context or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babies that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible innards
  • An abortion or abandonment context
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
For the following Community Standards, we require additional information and/or context to enforce:
We remove:
  • Videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal
Do not post:
Imagery of People
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery of People
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
Imagery of Animals
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, or food consumption, processing or preparation contextfood consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy, medical treatment, rescue or food consumption, preparation or processing contextfood consumption, preparation, processing, manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy or medical context or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural contexthl>
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of fetuses and newborn babiesthat show:
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible innards
  • An abortion or abandonment context
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing, manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy or medical context or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible innards
  • An abortion or abandonment context
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
We already prohibit content that depicts non-sexual child abuse, but had previously included the prohibition in our Graphic and Violent Content section because the content can be graphic. However, since non-sexual child abuse is a child safety issue much like child nudity and exploitation, we have moved the policy to this section and relabeled it to more appropriately reflect the type of content we remove.
Do not post:
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing, manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy or medical context or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible innards
  • An abortion or abandonment context
Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring or burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Videos of people or dead bodies in non-medical settings if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depict
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
  • Imagery of animals showing wounds or cuts that render visible innards or dismemberment, if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing, manufacturing, hunting, taxidermy or medical context or the animal is already skinned or with its outer layer fully removed.
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring andor burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead peopleor dead bodies in non-medical settings if they containdepict
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting if they depictImagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Previously, our policy on Violent and Graphic Content in the Community Standards included language about several types of violating behaviors that have been relocated to policies that more accurately reflect our enforcement:
1 The sharing of sensational content for sensational viewing pleasure is now prohibited under our policy for Cruel and Insensitive content.
2 Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member. This is now detailed under our Memorialization policy.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster or comments under such imagery that contain¹
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Live streams of capital punishment of a person
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member. ²
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Imagery that shows capital punishment of a person
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck into people causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Previously, our policy on Violent and Graphic Content in the Community Standards included language about several types of violating behaviors that have been relocated to policies that more accurately reflect our enforcement:
1 The sharing of sensational content for sensational viewing pleasure is now prohibited under our policy for Cruel and Insensitive content.
2 Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member. This is now detailed under our Memorialization policy.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster or comments under such imagery that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Imagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed or showing animal mutilation in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
The following content involving animals:
  • Videos depicting humans killing animals if there is no explicit food consumption, preparation, processing or manufacturing, or hunting context
  • Imagery of animal to animal fights, when there are visible innards or dismemberment of non-regenerating body, unless in the wild
  • Imagery of humans committing acts of torture or abuse against live animals
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videosImagery of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifesknives, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck insideinto people or animals causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videosImagery of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted or stuck inside humaninserted into people through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster or comments under such imagery that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs; partially decomposed bodies
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Imagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed or showing animal mutilation in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted or stuck inside human through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
Videos or photos that depict non-sexual child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of Animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Imagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed or showing animal mutilation in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted or stuck inside human through skin in religious or cultural context
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
Videos or photos that showdepict non-sexual child abuse¹, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member.
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Imagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed or showing animal mutilation in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos or photos that show child abuse, defined above, when accompanied by captions or context condemning or raising awareness about the abuse
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted or stuck inside human through skin in religious or cultural context
1 Based on discussion with and feedback from multiple stakeholders and experts, we updated our policy to remove all instances of non-sexual child abuse when reported to us unless a child protection agency or law enforcement authority has posted it or requested it remain up for potential identification purposes. We used to leave up instancs of this content if shared to express abhorrence or help find the child pictured, putting it behind a warning screen when reported to us and removing it when we became aware of the child’s rescue.
With this policy update, we are trying to properly balance the potential revictimization of the child with the opportunity to help get the child to safety. Based on the discussions we’ve had and our analysis of rescues resulting from shares of this content, we believe only allowing this content when a child protection agency or law enforcement authority has posted it or requested it stay up will do a better job of balancing those competing interests while still providing an opportunity for awareness raising that can aid in the rescue of a child in danger.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
Videos that show child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos and photos showing violent death of persons can be removed if requested by a family member.¹
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Imagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos or photos that show child abuse, defined above, when accompanied by captions or context condemning or raising awareness about the abuse
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted or stuck inside human through skin in religious or cultural context²
1 We don't want to exacerbate the trauma that people feel after losing a loved one to violent death or suicide. In these instances, family members can request removal of videos and photos.
2 Body modification often has religious or cultural significance. In some cases, it’s undertaken as a rite of passage or to signify group membership or affiliation; in other cases, modification is done for aesthetics. We want to allow for this type of content, but place it behind a label that alerts viewers as to the sensitive nature of what they’re about to see.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people unless in the context of cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
Videos that show child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people, including cremation or self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Videos of self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Repeated animal-to-animal attacksImagery of animal fights when visible innards or dismemberment is visible, unless in the wild
  • Animals being killed in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos or photos that show child abuse, defined above, when accompanied by captions or context condemning or raising awareness about the abuse
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
Videos of charred or burning people in the context of cremation
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
Imagery of visible innards in a birthing context
Section Title
Graphic ViolenceViolence and Graphic Content
When we updated our policies to account for depiction of fetuses on the platform, we recognized that "Graphic Violence" was no longer an appropriate characterization of the types of content included in this section. As such, we updated the title of the section to "Violence and Graphic Content," which more accurately reflect the policies included within.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
Videos that show child abuse, defined as¹
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Videos of self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of animal abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking or beating of an animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Biting of an animal for abusive purposes
  • Repeated animal-to-animal attacks
  • Animals being killed in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos or photos that show child abuse, defined above, when accompanied by captions or context condemning or raising awareness about the abuse
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
Videos of charred or burning people in the context of cremation
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:
Imagery of fetuses that show:
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
  • Videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment or visible innards or charring and burning
  • Photos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment or visible innards or charring and burning
For the following content, we include a label so that people are aware the content may be sensitive:²
  • Dismemberment
  • An abortion or abandonment context
  • Imagery of newborn babies in an abandonment context
Imagery of fetuses that show:
Photos and videos of animals in a ritual slaughter context showing dismemberment, or visible innards, or charring and burning
1 This content was previously placed behind a warning screen on grounds that it may increase awareness of and put an end to specific instances of child abuse.
Upon reviewing this policy and consulting with child safety experts, we found that the risk of leaving this content on the site outweighed the likelihood that we could help the child depicted. As such, we changed our policy on non-sexual child abuse imagery to remove this type of content when shared neutrally or with no caption. If we're able to identify the country from which this abusive content came, we report it to law enforcement.
2 This policy change provides clarity on the treatment of content depicting fetuses, which hadn’t previously been defined as distinct from “humans.” We know that this content is an important part of public discourse and it’s one that we want to foster and encourage in a way that’s safe for people on Facebook.
In making the policy change, we consulted with external organizations and safety experts who advised us to place these images behind a label informing viewers that the content they’re about to see may be sensitive.
It's also worth noting that the depiction of fetuses in utero or in the context of a pregnancy loss, bereavement or miscarriage are also allowed on the platform and are not placed behind the same label.
Do not post:
Imagery of violence committed against real people or animals with comments or captions by the poster that contain
  • Enjoyment of suffering
  • Enjoyment of humiliation
  • Erotic response to suffering
  • Remarks that speak positively of the violence; or
  • Remarks indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure
Videos of dying, wounded, or dead people if they contain
  • Dismemberment unless in a medical setting
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
For the following content, we include a warning screen so that people are aware the content may be disturbing. We also limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages eighteen and older:
Imagery featuring mutilated people if it contains the following in a medical setting
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Videos of self-immolation when that action is a form of political speech or newsworthy
Photos of wounded or dead people if they show
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning people
  • Victims of cannibalism
  • Throat-slitting
Imagery featuring animals that shows
  • Dismemberment
  • Visible internal organs
  • Charred or burning animals
Videos of animal abuse, defined as:
  • Repeated kicking or beating of livean animal by a person
  • Acts of torture by a person committed against animals
  • Repeated bitingBiting of livean animal by a person for abusive purposes
  • Repeated animalAnimal-to-animal attacksbiting in staged fights that leads to severe wounds
  • Videos of AnimalsAnimals being killed in a hunting, manufacturing, or food preparation/processing context
Videos that show child abuse, defined as
  • Repeated kicking, beating, slapping, or stepping on by an adult or animal
  • Strangling or suffocating by an adult or animal
  • Drowning by an adult or animal
  • Biting through skin by an adult or animal
  • Poisoning by an adult
  • Forcible restraint by an adult
  • Inflicting of burn or cut wounds by an adult
  • Forcible smoking
  • Tossing, rotating, or shaking of an infant (too young to stand) by their wrists/ankles, arms/legs, or neck
Videos that show the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder when they depict the deceased body
Still images depicting the violent death of a person or people
Videos that show acts of torture committed against a person or people
Videos of physical bullying or violence against minors in a fight context shared with a condemning caption
Photos and videos of non-medical foreign objects (such as metal objects, knifes, nails) involuntarily inserted or stuck inside people or animals causing grievous injury
Videos of charred or burning people in the context of cremation
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