Dec 02, 2020 15:00:00

Facebook updates policy after hot discussions about 'how much breast photos are allowed?'

The Facebook

Oversight Board, which makes decisions and decisions regarding objections to Facebook account suspension and content deletion, has released six cases of content deletion that could affect many users. Among them, it is reported that there was considerable discussion about 'photographs of women's breasts'.

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Leaked Documents Show Facebook's Absurd'Breast Squeezing Policy'
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9xnb/leaked-documents-show-facebooks-absurd-breast-squeezing-policy

It is an organization that was established in 2020 as a third-party organization independent of Facebook. The 20 members include former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt , Professor Pamela Karlan of Stanford University Law School, and human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman. Experts on human rights issues have been appointed.

Facebook may remove some content based on policies and terms of use, but users who have deleted posted content can challenge the action. The Facebook Supervisory Board is empowered not only to determine whether this objection is valid, but also to recommend a review of Facebook's policies and terms of use.

On December 1, 2020, the Facebook Supervisory Board published the first case to be considered and began soliciting public comment. The Facebook Oversight Board said, 'It's difficult for the committee to hear all the oppositions, which could affect many users around the world, cases that are crucial to public debate, or Facebook. We prioritize cases that raise important questions about our policy. '

One of the six published cases, '2020-004-IG-UA,' is that a photo of a woman's breast was deleted. Of the eight photos in question, five had the female nipples unhidden, and the remaining three had the nipples missing or hand-covered breasts. .. Facebook deleted the eight photos for violating the '

adult nudity and sexual activity ' policy, but the poster said, ' Pink october with a pink background to prevent breast cancer. It was part of the campaign. '

Internally showing that Facebook, which was recommended by the Facebook Oversight Board to update its policy on this breast photo, was discussing the question, 'Which line is the violation criterion for a photo that rubs a woman's breast?' Vice, an overseas news site, reports that the document was obtained.

According to an internal document obtained by Vice, Facebook was actually arguing that 'this is safe' and 'this is out' for multiple photos of women holding their hands on their breasts.

Facebook finally decided that 'covering or holding the breast with the palm or straight fingers unless there is a movement to grab the woman's breast or clothes' is okay, 'the palm depends on the size and shape of the breast. You can see a picture of a curved face, but not if you are holding the breast. ' He also said that even if he was completely dressed, it would be a violation of the policy if another person was seen in the photo of a woman rubbing her breast.

'The guidance is very specific, very clinical, and quite unusual as an official policy document,' Vice said.