Social network has begun placing warning messages over videos and images it deems graphic in nature preventing them from automatically playing
The warning, which has been being rolling out since December, was confirmed by Facebook as a way to prevent potentially distressing videos from being viewed automatically. Previously such content would have auto-played on the site.
The social network is appending the warnings only to content that is violent in nature, meaning that other explicit videos that may also offend are not covered by the warning.
The warning is only placed on content that has been flagged by users and which is not deemed in breach of the site’s terms and conditions after review by Facebook. The site’s terms specifically stipulate that content “shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate or glorify violence” is banned. In contrast, violent content that is shared by users condemning or reporting on it is allowed as permitted.
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