Sharing our policy development process
We continually improve our policy development and enforcement strategies to keep
users safe.
Why we create policies
Our policies articulate the purpose and intended use of a given product or
service, from our Community Guidelines to our Terms & Conditions.
How we create policies
Our policies are created after careful research, engaging with experts and,
when appropriate, we consider relevant laws. As the landscape changes, our
policies evolve – helping to prevent abuse while allowing businesses and
creators to reach new audiences and grow.
Data, law, world events and experts guide our policy development. We combine learnings from data scientists and expert sources to build policies that make the web safer and improve accessibility and user experience. We are constantly staying abreast of breaking events to make sure that our policies are in the right place.
Laws and regulation provide rules and roadmaps to help ensure that we protect users, address harm and improve accountability. We may partner with academic, scientific and industry experts and sometimes use feedback from users and creators.
Data, law, world events and experts guide our policy development. We combine learnings from data scientists and expert sources to build policies that make the web safer and improve accessibility and user experience. We are constantly staying abreast of breaking events to make sure that our policies are in the right place.
Laws and regulation provide rules and roadmaps to help ensure that we protect users, address harm and improve accountability. We may partner with academic, scientific and industry experts and sometimes use feedback from users and creators.
Designing for safety
Our policy development process consists of four major phases:
Why our product policies differ
Our policies and Community Guidelines share the same mission to keep all users
safe. Each of our features is different – so we have built specific policies for
each feature based on the following five factors.
How product policies differ
From cloud-based storage to creator-focused products, our policies vary by
product based on product purpose and user expectation.
