Facebook photo reporting misses one
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 08:19PM There is an option to report a problem with a Facebook photo in which you have been tagged. Click on the photo and then click on "Report this photo" link below it. You'll get a pop up menu that looks like this that now includes "This photo is harassing or bullying me":
But where is the ability to report: "This photo makes me look fat"?
Not going to happen. Facebook's FAQ reads:
Facebook reviews these complaints and takes down photos as necessary. It is not a violation of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to post a photo that is unflattering, so please don't report a photo just because you don't like the way you look in it.
Rats.
Kids need to know that they can report abuse in Facebook. Have you mentioned it to your students? Might be an interesting discussion about whether purposely posting an "unflattering" photo of someone could be considered a form of bullying. I wonder what criteria Facebook uses?
Reader Comments (2)
LOL! Another one - this picture makes me look OLD! It would be very interesting to understand how the FB picture police will decide what gets ditched and what stays! The other thing I wonder...does clicking any of those bullets give FB the right to snoop on your profile? My personal preference in the Facebook setting - Who can see photos and videos I'm tagged in is that it is set to "Only Me".
Hi Jen,
Good recommendation. I find that having camera-less friends is also a good idea.
At least Facebook seems to be making an effort. Just watched The Social Network movie last night. Really interesting.
Doug