Facebook’s oversight board has advised parent company, Meta, that it should not allow users to share individuals’ home addresses on their platforms even where they are publicly available. They also recommned creating a communications channel for victims of doxxing (the public release of sensitive information identifying an individual or organisation) to explain violations. Under current policy, addresses can be posted if considered publicly available. The board also said external images of private residences are allowed as part of news coverage but not for organising protests against residents.
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