Facebook is now allowing more graphic content on its site, which they say aims to allow content potentially considered offensive or graphic on your newsfeed, but only if it’s deemed “newsworthy” or of public interest.
In a blog post Friday, two executives at Facebook announced that the social network intends to relax its policies regulating content.
Joel Kaplan, vice president for global public policy, and Justin Osofsky, vice president for global operations and media partnerships, explained the coming change:
“In the weeks ahead, we’re going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to the public interest — even if they might otherwise violate our standards. We will work with our community and partners to explore exactly how to do this, both through new tools and approaches to enforcement. Our intent is to allow more images and stories without posing safety risks or showing graphic images to minors and others who do not want to see them.”
Facebook’s decision also follows recent controversy over the social network’s baffling removal of a video aimed at promoting breast cancer awareness, despite not even including footage of actual naked breasts.
