Top

Facebook Video Ban

October 23, 2013 by · Comments Off on Facebook Video Ban 

Facebook Video Ban, Facebook has stirred up a storm with a controversial decision to lift a ban on violent videos, including beheadings.
A temporary ban on graphic content was imposed in May following complaints about videos which depicted people being decapitated.

Facebook (FB, Fortune 500) removed the reported videos and said it was reviewing its policy on this type of graphic content.

Now the company has relaxed its stance. It will allow violent content such as beheadings to be published, provided the intent is to raise awareness rather than celebrate violence.

After news of the reversal broke Tuesday, Facebook clarified its position and said it would make a call on the intent behind each piece of graphic content. Spokesman Matt Steinfeld said Facebook would “take a more holistic look at the context surrounding a violent image or video, and will remove content that celebrates violence” while allowing some content “of public interest or concern.”

In particular, Facebook removed again a graphic video of a woman’s beheading that sparked outrage this spring. That video was removed from Facebook under the May ban, then allowed to return to the site when the ban was lifted.

Facebook’s user conditions prohibit photos or videos that “glorify violence or attack an individual or group.”

Bottom