Facebook should tighten doxxing rules on home addresses

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Says its oversight board.

Facebook should tighten doxxing rules on home addresses
Facebook owner Meta Platforms should not allow users to share people's private residential information on its platforms even when the information is publicly available, the company's oversight board said in its first policy advisory opinion. The board also recommended Meta create a ...

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