Facebook's policies regarding public vs private figures appear to mirror libel laws. Personally, I'd like to see all "death threats" prosecuted severely, but I have zero influence over such things ...

Facebook’s "bullying and harassment policy differentiates between public figures and private individuals to enable freedom of expression and legitimate public discourse around those in the ...

From April 2022 to April 2024, Kantwill sent additional threats to four public figures, including the election official. The threats were sent via Facebook, Instagram, text, and email, exploiting ...

Richard Kantwill, 61, sent the threats to various public figures "based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages, email and text," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...

Davis said Facebook is introducing a policy “to help protect people from mass harassment and intimidation.” Under the new rules, “harmful content” that attacks public figures only will be removed.

Technology Facebook will adopt new policies to address harassment targeting public figures October 14, 202112:03 PM ET Jaclyn Diaz Enlarge this image ...

Facebook to bar content that degrades or sexualizes public figures, including celebrities and elected officials, as well as coordinated harassment By Associated Press Follow ...

Facebook already has policies in place to protect public figures such as politicians and journalists who use social media to engage with their followers from harassment, however, after receiving ...

The Justice Department says Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, sent more than 100 threats via email and social media to multiple public figures between September 2019 and July 2020. The targets included ...

How Facebook, which has about 2.8 billion monthly active users, treats public figures and content posted by or about those figures has been an area of intense debate.

Facebook announced on Wednesday — which also happens to be National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Day — it will be implementing more stringent policies to better protect public figures ...