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Faizan
Facebook is forever changing its features, the big and the small ones. One small feature that it's changed more than once is the ability to report objectionable content or content that violates the owner's copyright. For most of its history, a link that says "Report" is what users can use to alert Facebook staff to such content, but for a brief time the link said, "Flag" instead.
"Flag" Becomes "Report"
In May of 2010, some of the links on Facebook that previously said "Report" were changed to read "Flag." At some point soon after that, they were switched back to "Report," where they remain as of July 2011.
What You Can Report
You can report the following type of content posted by users of Facebook: photos, a person's profile, a message, a group, an event, a page or a post on the Wall of a person or organization. The reason you might report any of these is not because you just don't like them, but because you feel they violate Facebook's Community Standards.
Facebook Community Standards
Facebook has written standards as an online community. Things that violate these standards and should be reported include the following: a threat against anyone; any content that promotes or advocates a person hurting or harming himself, such as suicide, cutting, eating disorders and drug abuse; any type of harassment or bullying against others; hate speech against any group of people; violence; sex, nudity or pornography; any content advocating theft, fraud or vandalism; any instance of someone impersonating someone else, invading privacy or just creating a profile that is not their own; sharing content for which another person or organization owns the copyright; any attempt to trick someone into sharing or posting personal information (phishing) or using Facebook to send unsolicited message (spam).
What Happens When You Report
When you click on "Report" you will see a list of the possible violations that may apply to inappropriate content. Choose the one that applies and click "Submit." You also have the option to state if you are the owner of the copyright that applies to the photo. Reporting doesn't immediately remove the photo from Facebook, but it alerts Facebook staff or moderators of a group so they can decide whether the content should be removed, and if the person who posted it should be reported to law enforcement.
"Flag" Becomes "Report"
In May of 2010, some of the links on Facebook that previously said "Report" were changed to read "Flag." At some point soon after that, they were switched back to "Report," where they remain as of July 2011.
What You Can Report
You can report the following type of content posted by users of Facebook: photos, a person's profile, a message, a group, an event, a page or a post on the Wall of a person or organization. The reason you might report any of these is not because you just don't like them, but because you feel they violate Facebook's Community Standards.
Facebook Community Standards
Facebook has written standards as an online community. Things that violate these standards and should be reported include the following: a threat against anyone; any content that promotes or advocates a person hurting or harming himself, such as suicide, cutting, eating disorders and drug abuse; any type of harassment or bullying against others; hate speech against any group of people; violence; sex, nudity or pornography; any content advocating theft, fraud or vandalism; any instance of someone impersonating someone else, invading privacy or just creating a profile that is not their own; sharing content for which another person or organization owns the copyright; any attempt to trick someone into sharing or posting personal information (phishing) or using Facebook to send unsolicited message (spam).
What Happens When You Report
When you click on "Report" you will see a list of the possible violations that may apply to inappropriate content. Choose the one that applies and click "Submit." You also have the option to state if you are the owner of the copyright that applies to the photo. Reporting doesn't immediately remove the photo from Facebook, but it alerts Facebook staff or moderators of a group so they can decide whether the content should be removed, and if the person who posted it should be reported to law enforcement.
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