1. Noticed that Facebook are updating their terms on October 1. They mention section 3.2: “What you can share and do on Facebook”. So I assumed it has to do with removing harmful content within the context of current criticism.
I did a text comparison.
2. As it turns out, this line is added:
“We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook.”
That’s it. That’s the change.
3. Translation: if it risks affecting Facebook negatively, they can remove or restrict access to your content.
I read this as: It’s not about you or the wellbeing of others, it’s about us and our ability to do as we like with your content to avoid litigation and _regulation_…
4. The primary thing that surprises me is that this was not in there already…
5. Here is a link to the new terms if you want to have look yourself: facebook.com/legal/terms/pr…
And the current terms:
facebook.com/legal/terms