Windows 10: HOW DO THE MODERATORS DETERMINE WHAT IS OR IS NOT CONSIDERED BULLYING AND/OR HARASSMENT...

How do the moderators determine what is or is not bullying and/or harassment? It's very ambiguous. I tried posting a response to a comment and it got flagged as bullying and harassment. None of that was true. Why are keywords used in a comment deemed as bullying or harassment when it is far from that? The bots you used make commenting very difficult. As an adult, we know what we should and should not say. And YES there are people who try to get around it but that's not all and using regular every day words should NOT be deemed as "bullying and harassment". And we shouldn't have to be f

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Facebook Announces New Tools to Better Control Bullying and Harassment

People will also be able to appeal decisions on cases involving bullying and harassment. Earlier this year we announced a process that allows people to request another review of their photo, video or post that has been taken down for violating our Community Standards for nudity, sexual activity, hate speech or graphic violence. We have now extended these reviews to bullying and harassment violations – this means that if your content has been taken down for bullying or harassment, you will have the opportunity to request another review. And if you’ve reported a piece of content for bullying or harassment, and we don’t take it down after our initial review, you’ll soon be able to ask for a second review if you think we made a mistake.

Better Protections for Public Figures

Our bullying and harassment policies protect private individuals, but we permit open and critical discussion of people who are featured in the news or have a large public audience based on their profession or chosen activities. We’ve talked to people who use Facebook as well as safety experts to find ways we can better protect these public figures from harassment. Earlier this year, we expanded our policies to guard against the harassment of young public figures on Facebook. In the coming weeks, we will further expand our policies to better protect public figures against harassment regardless of age. For example, severe attacks that directly engage a public figure will not be allowed under the new policy. If anyone experiences unwanted behavior on Facebook, they can report the person who is bullying or harassing them, anonymously ignore unwanted messages, and block someone without them being notified.

Partnerships and Education

People around the world participate in Facebook’s online safety and anti-bullying programs, built in partnership with experts and community organizations. We recently introduced a new partnership with the National Parent Teachers Association in the US to facilitate 200 community events in cities in every state to address tech-related challenges faced by families, including bullying prevention. Working with partners, we also offer a peer-to-peer online safety and anti-bullying program to every secondary school in the UK. And we support a program in India that has educated tens of thousands of young people about online safety, thoughtful sharing, and privacy and security.

We hope the additional steps we’re taking will help people who face bullying and harassment on Facebook. We know our job is never done when it comes to keeping people safe, and we’ll continue listening to feedback on how we can build better tools and improve our policies.

Visit our Bullying Prevention Hub to learn more.


Source: Protecting People from Bullying and Harassment | Facebook Newsroom

 

Facebook Announces New Tools to Better Control Bullying and Harassment

People will also be able to appeal decisions on cases involving bullying and harassment. Earlier this year we announced a process that allows people to request another review of their photo, video or post that has been taken down for violating our Community Standards for nudity, sexual activity, hate speech or graphic violence. We have now extended these reviews to bullying and harassment violations – this means that if your content has been taken down for bullying or harassment, you will have the opportunity to request another review. And if you’ve reported a piece of content for bullying or harassment, and we don’t take it down after our initial review, you’ll soon be able to ask for a second review if you think we made a mistake.

Better Protections for Public Figures

Our bullying and harassment policies protect private individuals, but we permit open and critical discussion of people who are featured in the news or have a large public audience based on their profession or chosen activities. We’ve talked to people who use Facebook as well as safety experts to find ways we can better protect these public figures from harassment. Earlier this year, we expanded our policies to guard against the harassment of young public figures on Facebook. In the coming weeks, we will further expand our policies to better protect public figures against harassment regardless of age. For example, severe attacks that directly engage a public figure will not be allowed under the new policy. If anyone experiences unwanted behavior on Facebook, they can report the person who is bullying or harassing them, anonymously ignore unwanted messages, and block someone without them being notified.

Partnerships and Education

People around the world participate in Facebook’s online safety and anti-bullying programs, built in partnership with experts and community organizations. We recently introduced a new partnership with the National Parent Teachers Association in the US to facilitate 200 community events in cities in every state to address tech-related challenges faced by families, including bullying prevention. Working with partners, we also offer a peer-to-peer online safety and anti-bullying program to every secondary school in the UK. And we support a program in India that has educated tens of thousands of young people about online safety, thoughtful sharing, and privacy and security.

We hope the additional steps we’re taking will help people who face bullying and harassment on Facebook. We know our job is never done when it comes to keeping people safe, and we’ll continue listening to feedback on how we can build better tools and improve our policies.

Visit our Bullying Prevention Hub to learn more.


Source: Protecting People from Bullying and Harassment | Facebook Newsroom

 

Bullying Thrives Online

I thought this article was interesting. As a moderator of a decently sized community I see bullying between members on a daily basis. I think many of you would be surprised at how the littlest comment can send people into fits of rage. Verbal abuse and written abuse are not as different as some seem to think. I've seen small fights break out publicly then proceed to private messages where one person consistently goads and harasses another. Some may think the person that gets bullied is weak, but what about those that harass people they do not know over an extended period of time? Are they not weak in character too? That is a carryover from more traditional bullying where the bully is considered strong and the one he/she picks on is weak. Just because the harassment is text based rather than verbal does not make it less effective.