Community Standards (Facebook)
Facebook's content and behavior rules. Slightly broader scope than Instagram's Community Guidelines but the same core principles.
Written by Shilder Recovery TeamReviewed by Shilder Editorial ReviewLast reviewed 2026-05-15
Community Standards are Facebook’s public rules for content and account behavior. They cover the same categories as Instagram’s Community Guidelines — nudity, hate speech, violence, intellectual property, impersonation, spam — but with additional categories specific to Facebook’s broader platform:
- Coordinated inauthentic behavior (large-scale fake activity).
- Election integrity and political content rules.
- Health misinformation.
- Business commerce policies.
Why they matter for recovery
Most Facebook disables cite Community Standards. The exact policy cited determines:
- Appealability — most are appealable; severe categories are not.
- Appeal path — different standards route through different appeal forms.
- Real-name policy — a specific subset that requires its own appeal path.
Read the full standards at transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards.