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Meta eases up on issuing ‘first strikes’ for Facebook users and Instagram creators
Days after Meta admitted that it's been over-moderating its content, with mistakes impacting creators, the company announced an expansion of a new policy
Introduced earlier this year, the revised policy helps to keep first-time violators out of “Facebook jail,” so to speak. The change followed other efforts to reduce the impact of violations on creators, as Meta last year began to dole out more warnings before penalty actions were actually taken. This course isn’t offered for more serious violations of its Community Standards, however, like those that involve “sexual exploitation, the sale of high-risk drugs or the glorification of dangerous organizations and individuals,” Meta notes.
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