Facebook bans are the order of the day. Few are those who have not seen any of their publications censored for breaching the ethical code of the social network . However, it is the lack of Facebook when it comes to assessing publications that should be banned that has led to movements against the Mark Zuckerberg network.

This Friday, without going any further, tattoo artist Vicky Martin , specializing in recreating the nipple aerolas of women who have undergone a mastectomy as part of breast cancer treatment, led a protest at the doors of Facebook headquarters in London , where dozens of activists inflated a giant tit in protest of the platform's restrictions on nude images.

The Facebook page of this tattoo artist in which she shows her work and her clients was recently closed for violating the community rules of the platform that prohibit pornography and nudes. Although Vicky Martin tried to revoke Facebook's decision by not receiving an answer, he decided to call this curious protest by placing a huge false chest with the words "this is art!" .

"It's about us being able to prove that this is art. It's not pornographic at all, it's beautiful," Martin told the BBC. Hours after the protest at the gates of the London headquarters of Facebook, the social network lifted the suspension to the account of Vicky Martin claiming that it was an error of his algorithm, which mistakenly marked Martin's page.

And therein lies the main problem of the prohibitions and suspensions of Facebook, that whoever makes the decision is an algorithm, which causes the outrage of many of its users who do not understand certain decisions of the social network. Almost all social networks have an ethical code to moderate the publications of their users, but in the case of Facebook their list is the most extensive and with dozens of specifications that although it is true that they have been softened, they still do not fit with the publication reality.

So what is prohibited on Facebook? What will cause an account to be suspended? What is your demanding code of ethics? In June 2018, Facebook published its community rules for the first time. A document that included several updates and now cannot be consulted. "... That is why we have developed a set of Community Standards that describe what is and is not allowed on Facebook. Our standards apply worldwide to all types of content. They are designed to be comprehensive, " The document begins with the community standards.

As Facebook explains its policies are based on the contributions of the community and those of experts in fields such as technology and public safety, in addition to the following principles: security - "people need to feel safe to build a community"; voice - "our mission is to adopt diverse points of view" -; equity - "our community is global and diverse" -.

"Everyone on Facebook plays an important role in keeping the platform safe and respectful (...) We give people the option to block, unfollow or hide (...) The consequences of violating our Community Standards vary depending on the severity of the violation and the history of a person on the platform. " That is, Facebook warns you once, but does not forgive the second.

1. Violence and criminal behavior

"Our goal is to avoid possible real-world damage that may be related to Facebook content. We understand that people commonly express disdain or disagreement by threatening or calling violence in a funny and not serious way. That's why we try to consider language, context and details to distinguish casual statements from content that constitutes a credible threat to public or personal safety, "the document explains.

In this sense, Facebook points out that "the following threats" are not published:

  • Credible statements of intent to commit violence against any person, group of people or place.
  • Call violence or statements that defend violence against the following objectives (identified by name, title, image or other reference): any vulnerable person or group, groups of specific people or persons without names and places if they are credible.
  • Statements of aspirational and conditional violence.
  • Any content created for the express purpose of excluding an individual as a member of a designated and recognizable risk group.
  • Instructions on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to hurt or kill people.
  • Instructions on how to make or use explosives, unless there is a clear context that the content is for a non-violent purpose. For example, the manufacture of fireworks.
  • Exposure of the identities of vulnerable individuals without their permission.

    • 2. dangerous individuals or organizations

    "We do not allow any organization or person participating in the following to have a presence on Facebook":

  • Terrorist activity, organized hatred, mass or mass murder, human trafficking, organized violence or criminal activity. Facebook also removes content that supports groups or people involved in these activities.
  • Terrorist and terrorist organizations.
  • Organizations that attack people because of their race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, illness or disability.
  • Serial killers
  • Trafficking groups and their leaders.
  • Criminal organizations.

    • 3. Promotion of a crime

    "We prohibit people from promoting or publicizing violent crimes, theft and / or fraud because we do not want to tolerate this activity and because there is a risk of imitating behavior." Facebook prohibits posting:

  • Content that represents, admits or promotes acts of physical harm against people and animals. Theft, vandalism, fraud, sexual violence ...

    • Coordinate criminal activities

    "We prohibit people from facilitating or coordinating future criminal activities that are intended or could cause harm to people, businesses or animals." Unable to publish:

  • Declarations or appeals to physical damage.
  • Offers of traffic services or traffic assistance of people.

    • 5. Regulated assets

    "To promote the safety and compliance with common legal restrictions, we prohibit the attempts of individuals, manufacturers and retailers to buy, sell or exchange drugs ... We also prohibit the purchase, sale, gift, exchange and transfer of weapons from fire". Thus publications such as:

  • Drug content.
  • Content that represents the sale or attempt to buy marijuana and pharmaceutical drugs.
  • Content that you try to sell, give away, exchange or transfer firearms, parts of firearms, ammunition or explosives between individuals.
  • Content published by a physical store, legitimate website or brand, which coordinates or promotes the sale or transfer of firearms, firearms, ammunition or explosives.

    • 6. Suicide and self-harm

  • Content that promotes, encourages, coordinates or provides instructions to commit suicide. In this case, Facebook includes content related to eating disorders.
  • Content about self-harm.
  • Except in limited situations of journalistic interest, it is contrary to our policies to publish content that represents a person who participated in a suicide attempt or death by suicide.
  • Photos or videos that show the death of a person by suicide.

    • 7. Child nudes and sexual exploitation

    "We do not allow content that sexually exploits or endangers children. When we become aware of the apparent exploitation of children, we inform the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), in accordance with applicable law."

  • Content that represents participation or advocates for the sexual exploitation of children.
  • Content (which includes photos, videos, real-world art, digital content and text) that represents any sexual activity with minors.
  • Content (including photos, videos, real-world art, digital content and verbal representations) that shows children in a sexualized context.
  • Content that describes child nudity.

    • 8. Adult sexual exploitation

    "We remove content that shows, defends or coordinates sexual acts with parties without consent or commercial sexual services." This does not allow Facebook to publish the following:

  • Content (including photos, videos, digital content and verbal representations) that shows or advocates any form of crushing, necrophilia, bestiality or non-consensual sexual contact.
  • Content that tries to exploit people by any means.
  • Accompaniment services.

    • 9. Bullying

    "Bullying occurs in many places and comes in many different forms, from making statements that degrade someone's character to posting inappropriate images and threatening someone. We do not tolerate bullying on Facebook because we want members of our community to feel safe and respected. "

  • Content about another private individual that reflects degrading physical descriptions, threats, physical bullying, comparison with animals ...
  • Content that has been retouched with Photoshop to attack and degrade an individual.
  • In addition, we can eliminate pages or groups that are dedicated to attacking individuals.

    • 10. Harassment

    "Our harassment policy applies to both public and private individuals because we want to avoid unwanted or malicious contacts on the platform."

    11. Privacy violations

    "We work hard to keep your account secure and protect your personal information to protect it from possible physical or financial damage." Unable to publish:

  • Content that facilitates identity theft by publishing or requesting personally identifiable information.
  • Content that facilitates identity theft by sharing personally identifiable information through an external link.
  • Content that facilitates identity theft by sharing private financial information of an organization or company.
  • Content that facilitates identity theft by revealing the following personal financial information (of oneself or others).
  • Bank account and / or card information.
  • Content that facilitates identity theft by sharing private contact information of others defined as: telephone numbers or private addresses; email...
  • Content that identifies people by name and represents their personal information.
  • Content that includes photographs that show the external view of private residences.
  • A photo or video reported of people where the person represented in the image is also removed: A minor under the age of thirteen, and the content was reported by the minor or a parent or legal guardian; A minor between thirteen and eighteen, and the content was reported by the minor.

    • 12. Graphic violence

    "We eliminate content that glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others because it can create an environment that discourages participation."

  • Images of violence committed against real people or animals.
  • Videos of dying, injured or dead people.
  • Dismemberment, visible internal organs, burned people, victims of cannibalism, throat cuts, videos of self-mutilation, photos of injured or dead people, videos of animal abuse, videos of child abuse, violent deaths, videos showing acts of torture ...

    • 13. Adult nudes and sexual activity

    "We restrict the display of nudes or sexual activity because some people in our community may be sensitive to this type of content," and adds that "our nude policies have become more nuanced over time. We understand that nudity can be shared by a variety of reasons, including as a form of protest, to raise awareness about a cause or for educational or medical reasons. " Thus Facebook prohibits the following publications:

  • Images of real adult nudes, where nudity is defined as genitals, years, buttocks, nipples - except in breastfeeding, childbirth or for health reasons.
  • Images of sexual intercourse.
  • Other sexual activities that include erections, genital stimulation, use of sex toys, nipple stimulation ...
  • Sexually explicit language.

    • 14. Cruelty

    "We believe that people share and connect more freely when they do not feel segmented based on their vulnerabilities," so Facebook does not allow content that represents people and makes fun of their injuries, disabilities or diseases.

    15. Integrity

    "We work hard to limit the spread of commercial spam to prevent false advertising, fraud and security breaches ...", so you can't:

  • Artificially increase the distribution for financial gain.
  • Create or use fake accounts.
  • Foster like.

    • 16. Misrepresent

    "Authenticity is the cornerstone of our community. We believe that people are more responsible for their statements and actions when they use their authentic identities."

  • Use a name that does not comply with our name policies.
  • Provide a false birth date.
  • Create a profile for someone under thirteen.
  • Maintain multiple accounts.
  • Create non-authentic profiles.
  • Share an account with anyone else.
  • Create another account after being excluded from the site.
  • Pretend to be others.
  • Manage fake accounts.

    • 17. Fake News

    "We recognize that this is a challenging and sensitive issue. We want to help people stay informed without stifling productive public discourse. There is also a thin line between fake news and satire or opinion. For these reasons, we don't eliminate fake news. of Facebook, but we significantly reduce its distribution.

    According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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