Nudity on Facebook may be allowed, but not “details” – EN Journal

The controversy over the photos removed by Facebook because they contain nudity continues. Before the “confusion” of users, the social network changed the rules, advancing with an explanation in English. . You can now post photos of “breast-feeding women or showing breasts with post-mastectomy scars”

Blame it on the users admitted Facebook: before the “confusion” of those who saw deleted photos they contain nudity, the social network changed the rules and now displays (in the English version) an explanation.

At issue was the reaction of many users when photos were removed by the same contain nudity.

“We we sent a message saying ‘we will not take the content that denounced because it does not violate our standards’ and they responded saying they were confused,” admitted the director of content policy, Monika Bicket, quoted by the BBC.

‘Now’, users can publish pictures containing nudity, but still subject to conditions (that Facebook now expected to be further clarified).

If the “main focus” of photographs are “completely exposed buttocks” or “female breasts pictures including the nipple,” censorship remains. . However, the social network allows you to publish now “photographs of women breast-feeding or showing breasts with post-mastectomy scars”

But these rules do not apply only to images: also the textual descriptions of sexual acts with “vivid detail” will be removed, warned the director of content policy

The new wording of the rules did not focus on nudity, as Bicket added:. “Now we clarify that not only do not allow terrorist organizations or its members belong to the Facebook community but also do not allow support for terrorist groups, their actions or their leaders, something that before was not detailed. “

Bullying also deserved special attention in this clarification of the rules . Facebook will remove images that are altered in order to humiliate someone

The social network will also pay more attention to articles about illegal activities committed:. Although it may not recognize having committed an illegal act, a user can propose initiatives legalization of this act.

“Sometimes, users share content with someone else’s hate speech in order to raise awareness or educate others on this issue. When this is the case, we hope people clearly indicate their purpose, to help us better understand why the sharing of that content, “he said Monika Bicket.