Facebook is putting
warning labels on graphic videos that members upload and share with friends,
the leading social network said on Tuesday.
The California-based
Internet giant will also prevent potentially shocking or upsetting video clips
from popping into News Feeds of members whose profiles say they are younger
than 18 years old.
Facebook allows children
as young as 13 to join.
“When people share things on Facebook, we expect they will share
responsibly, including who will see that content,” a Facebook spokesman told AFP.
“In instances when
people report graphic content to us that should include warnings, or is not
appropriate for people under the age of 18, we may add a warning for adults and
prevent young people from viewing the content.”
Facebook began adding
warnings and age filters in November after the introduction of a feature that
causes videos in News Feeds to automatically start playing. Users must now
click on warning labels for those videos to play.
The measure was called
for by members and advocacy groups, and was endorsed by Facebook’s safety
board, though labels do not get put on YouTube videos shared at the social
network.
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