Digital Smarts - Facebook Revamps Its Takedown Guidelines

Facebook has added sections to its Community Standards page designed to help people better understand what is acceptable to share on Facebook. The new Community Standards page is longer than the previous version and is split up into four sections: safety, respectful behavior, privacy and security, and intellectual property. Facebook also revamped its guidelines on hate speech, bullying and harassment. Users will no longer be able to post anything that promotes violence in a distasteful manner. Hate speech and other material that directly attacks race, ethnicity, nationality, disabilities, religion or sexual orientation will be removed, however satire, humor and social commentary relating to these topics will still be allowed. Of course, the process of having something removed remains a difficult one and your family members should be reminded that once something is online, even it is removed quickly, it often takes on a digital life of its own.