Facebook Details the 4 Values That Serve as the Basis for Its Community Standards

Authenticity, safety, privacy and dignity

Facebook is attempting to simplify the values that serve as the basis for its community standards into four key concepts: authenticity, safety, privacy and dignity.

Vice president of global policy management Monika Bickert said in a Newsroom post Thursday that the social network’s goal remains “to create a place for expression and give people voice.”

She said that as Facebook has introduced new products, features and services, its community standards have “become more expansive and nuanced,” which is why they were updated to reflect the four values mentioned above.

Bickert wrote in introducing the four values, “We want people to be able to talk openly about the issues that matter to them, even if some may disagree or find them objectionable.

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