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Facebook’s independent content oversight board received and accepted its first request from the company for a policy advisory opinion, regarding the sharing of private residential information.
Policy advisory opinions enable the board to make recommendations to Facebook on how it should update its content policies.
Facebook said in its request that while residential addresses can be relevant for journalism and civic activism, revealing this information without consent can also jeopardize residents’ safety and privacy, such as by subjecting them to harassment or stalking.
The company asked the board for guidance on the following questions:
- What information sources should render private information “publicly available?”
- Should sources be excluded when they are not easily accessible or trustworthy?
- If some sources should be excluded, how should Facebook determine the type of sources that will not be considered in making private information “publicly available?”
- If an individual’s private information is simultaneously posted to multiple places, including Facebook,...
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