14 October 2021

Facebook says it's introduced new anti-bullying controls aimed at protecting people - especially public figures - who are being harassed by multiple accounts at once.

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"We'll now remove more harmful content that attacks public figures, as well as provide more protections for public figures who have become famous involuntarily — like human rights defenders and journalists," Facebook global head of safety Antigone Davis wrote in a blog post this morning.

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While Facebook's latest anti-harassment policy is aimed at public figures, the social network also reiterated today that it has comment reporting options available to all users.

If a Facebook user receives no reply, their options include complaining to the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Education-backed Netsafe, which has lines of communication open to Facebook and other social media platforms.

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