Facebook Expands Appeals Process for Removed Content

Facebook expanded its appeals process to include individual posts removed for nudity, sexual activity, hate speech and graphic violence, the platform announced Tuesday, publishing internal enforcement guidelines. The appeals process was previously reserved for profiles, pages and groups removed from the platform. A Community Operations team typically reviews requests within 24 hours, the company said, and if the platform decides there has been a mistake, the post, photo or video in question will be restored. The House Judiciary Committee has a hearing Thursday to discuss online content censorship (see 1804200049).