Facebook will not
delete videos of death and self-harm because it does not want to censor its
users, leaked guidelines into the social media giant have revealed.
Dubbed the
Facebook Files, the guidelines published by the Guardian detail how the
company's 4,500 moderators are swamped with trying to police what its two
billion users can post.
While videos of
violent deaths are marked as disturbing, the rules state they do not always
have to be deleted because they can "help create awareness of issues such
as mental illness."
Facebook also said
it did not "action photos of child abuse. We mark as disturbing videos of
child abuse. We remove imagery of child abuse if shared with sadism and
celebration".
However
non-sexual child abuse can be shared so "the child [can] be identified and
rescued, but we add protections to shield the audience".
Facebook
will also allow people to livestream attempts to self-harm because it
"doesn't want to censor or punish people in distress". Videos of
abortions are also permitted, as long as there is no nudity.
The
guidelines state that any comments pertaining to the US President Donald Trump
that suggest his life is in danger such as "Someone shoot Trump"
should be deleted, because as a head of state he is in a protected category.
The
use of expletives is also deemed permissible as Facebook acknowledges
"people use violent language to express frustration online" and feel
"safe to do so" on the site. SOURCEhttp://www.ibtimes.co.uk/guardian-investigation-highlights-inconsistencies-facebooks-secret-internal-rule-book-1622662
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