1 | - | **Content Code of Conduct** | 1 | + | **Sign Up** |
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4 | - | **Date of Last Revision: May 24, 2007** | 4 | + | **Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.** |
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7 | - | Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People | 7 | + | **Threats** |
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10 | - | use Facebook to keep up with friends, to share links, to share photos and videos of themselves and their friends, and | 10 | + | We want our members to feel safe on the site. Any credible threats to harm others |
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16 | - | feelings of others, including third party intellectual property rights. Therefore, we have established certain rules for | 16 | + | **Promoting Self-Harm** |
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19 | - | using Facebook and for posting messages, photos, video and other content ("Content") on Facebook, which rules are | 19 | + | Facebook is not a place for self-destructive behavior. To that end we don't allow |
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22 | - | set forth in our Terms of Use and in this User Code of Conduct. WHEN YOU USE FACEBOOK, YOU ARE AGREEING TO | 22 | + | the promotion of suicide, "cutting," eating disorders, or illegal drug use. We take |
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25 | - | ABIDE BY THE USER CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE OTHER RULES SET FORTH IN OUR TERMS OF USE. FAILURE TO ADHERE | 25 | + | threats of suicide very seriously and will contact the relevant authorities when we |
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28 | - | TO THIS CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE TERMS OF USE MAY RESULT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN TERMINATION OF YOUR | 28 | + | become aware of them. |
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31 | - | ACCOUNT AND THE DELETION OF CONTENT THAT YOU HAVE POSTED ON FACEBOOK, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE, AS | 31 | + | **Bullying & Harassment** |
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34 | - | DETERMINED BY FACEBOOK IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. Please refer to our Terms of Use for more information about the | 34 | + | As a community, we place a high value on respecting each other, and take reports |
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37 | - | rules applicable to your use of Facebook and the other rights and remedies of Facebook. | 37 | + | of harassment very seriously. We take action when private individuals are bullied |
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40 | - | **Third-Party Content** | 40 | + | or persistently contacted against their wishes. While we encourage you to make |
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43 | - | Facebook allows you to upload and share user generated Content with your friends, such as photographs and videos | 43 | + | meaningful new connections, please keep in mind that contacting strangers or |
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46 | - | you upload from your camera, webcam or mobile phone. This means that you may post and share original photographs | 46 | + | people you've never met in person can be a form of harassment. |
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49 | - | and video that are of a personal nature that: (i) are of you or your friends, (ii) are taken by you or your friends, or (iii) | 49 | + | **Hate Speech** |
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52 | - | are original art or animation created by you or your friends. It is not intended as a place for you to post third-party | 52 | + | Facebook does not tolerate hate speech. Please grant each other mutual respect |
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55 | - | copyrighted content, such as the latest episode of a popular TV show or your favorite music video. In addition, we | 55 | + | when you communicate here. While we encourage the discussion of ideas, |
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58 | - | expect our users to use good judgment and respect the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of others. | 58 | + | institutions, events, and practices, it is a serious violation of our terms to single out |
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61 | - | Therefore, in using Facebook, you may not: | 61 | + | individuals based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual |
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64 | - | upload or share any photographs, videos or other Content other than original works that are created by you | 64 | + | orientation, disability, or disease. |
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67 | - | or another user | 67 | + | **Graphic Violence** |
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70 | - | post or share any Content that infringes upon or violates the copyright, trademarks or other rights of any | 70 | + | While we are a platform for sharing events that take place in your life and around |
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73 | - | third party | 73 | + | the world, any inappropriately graphic content will be removed when found on the |
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76 | - | attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques we may employ | 76 | + | site. Sadistic displays of violence against people or animals, or depictions of sexual |
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79 | - | **Inappropriate Content** | 79 | + | assault, are prohibited. |
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82 | - | While we believe users should be able to express themselves and their point of view, certain kinds of speech simply do | 82 | + | **Sex & Nudity** |
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85 | - | not belong in a community like Facebook. Therefore, you may not post or share Content that: | 85 | + | We have a strict "no nudity or pornography" policy. Any content that is |
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88 | - | is obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit | 88 | + | inappropriately sexual will be removed. Before posting questionable content, be |
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91 | - | depicts graphic or gratuitous violence | 91 | + | mindful of the consequences for you and your environment. |
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94 | - | makes threats of any kind or that intimidates, harasses, or bullies anyone | 94 | + | **Theft, Vandalism, or Fraud** |
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97 | - | is derogatory, demeaning, malicious, defamatory, abusive, offensive or hateful | 97 | + | We are trying to make the world a more open, connected, and ultimately better |
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100 | - | **Unlawful or Harmful Content or Conduct** | 100 | + | place. Organizing acts that harm others through theft, vandalism, or fraud is a |
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103 | - | Although as an online service provider, we are not responsible for the conduct of our users, we want Facebook to be a | 103 | + | violation of our terms. |
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106 | - | safe place on the internet. Therefore, in using Facebook, you may not: | 106 | + | **Identity & Privacy** |
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109 | - | violate any local, state, national or international law or post any Content that would encourage or provide | 109 | + | Facebook is a community where real people connect and share using their real |
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112 | - | instructions for a criminal offense | 112 | + | identities. When you represent yourself accurately on Facebook you are helping to |
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115 | - | impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age or your affiliation with any | 115 | + | build trust and safety for everyone. Claiming to be someone else, creating multiple |
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118 | - | person or entity | 118 | + | accounts, or falsely representing an organization undermines this trust and violates |
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121 | - | use Facebook to send or make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, | 121 | + | Facebook Community Standards |
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124 | - | promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of | 124 | + | Facebook is a global community where millions of people connect with each other. Each of these people represents |
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127 | - | solicitation | 127 | + | unique opinions, ideals, and cultural values. Out of consideration for this diversity, we work to foster an environment |
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130 | - | post or share any personally identifiable or private information of any third party | 130 | + | where everyone can openly discuss issues and express their views, while respecting the rights of others. |
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133 | - | solicit passwords or personal information from anyone, including those under 18 | 133 | + | When millions of people get together to share things that are important to them, sometimes these discussions and posts |
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136 | - | use information or content you obtained on the Facebook website or service in any manner not authorized | 136 | + | include controversial topics and content. We believe this online dialog mirrors the exchange of ideas and opinions that |
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139 | - | by the Facebook Code of Conduct or Terms of Use | 139 | + | happens throughout people's lives offline, in conversations at home, at work, in cafes, and in classrooms. |
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142 | - | post any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to | 142 | + | As a trusted community of friends, family, coworkers, and classmates, Facebook is largely self-regulated. People who use |
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145 | - | interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications | 145 | + | Facebook can and do report content that they find questionable or offensive. To balance the needs and interests of a |
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151 | - | register for more than one account or use or attempt to use another's account, service or system without | 151 | + | Email |
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154 | - | authorization or create a false identity on the Service or the Site | 154 | + | Password |
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157 | - | engage in any predatory or stalking conduct | 157 | + | **Login** |
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160 | - | This Content Code of Conduct is subject to change at any time at Facebook's sole discretion. | 160 | + | Keep me logged in |
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| | | 166 | + | **Intellectual Property** |
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| | | 168 | + | Before sharing content on Facebook, please be sure you have the right to do so. |
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| | | 170 | + | We ask that you respect copyrights, trademarks, and other legal rights. |
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| | | 174 | + | We take the safety of our members seriously and work to prevent attempts to |
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| | | 180 | + | **Reporting Abuse** |
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| | | 182 | + | If you see something on Facebook that you believe violates our terms, you can report it to us. Please keep in mind |
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| | | 184 | + | that reporting a person, organization, or piece of content doesn't guarantee its removal from the site. |
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| | | 186 | + | Because of the diversity of our community, it's possible that something could be disagreeable or disturbing to you |
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| | | 190 | + | what you see, such as the ability to hide or quietly cut ties with people, Pages, or applications that offend you. |
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| | | 192 | + | Content that does violate our terms may be removed from our site and (in some cases) subject to legal or other |
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