Meta is expanding its feature that helps users avoid “facebook jail.” Earlier this year, the company began allowing facebook creators to complete “educational training” on the app for first-time rules violations in order to prevent attacks on their accounts. Now the company is to all facebook users and opening it to creators on instagram.
As Engadget noted, the idea of the feature is a bit like going to traffic school. People who violate one of the company's rules for the first time will have the option of completing a “short educational program” in the facebook or instagram app to avoid a “strike” on their account and the restrictions that may come with it.
Users will be able to take advantage of the process once every 12 months for most first-time violations. The process to “remove the warning” on an account will be available to anyone on facebook, as well as creators on instagram (a broader rollout for instagram is expected “soon,” according to the company). Meta will not allow people to remove strikes for more “serious” crimes, including posts about sexual exploitation or drug sales.
Meta has described the strike removal feature as part of its effort to reform its penalty system, which has long been frustrating and confusing for users who often get caught up in it unintentionally. In a blog post, Meta said that the educational features in the app have already shown some signs of success among facebook creators. “What we've already seen since our initial launch this summer has been promising: those who successfully removed their first ads for violating a policy were more likely to say they understood facebook's policy decisions and were less likely to violate that policy again. “said the report. the company said.
