Previously, users could be banned from posting on the platform for 30 days at a time, even for relatively minor infractions, which Meta now acknowledges was sometimes a mistake due to “missed context.” The company gave the example of someone jokingly telling a friend they would “kidnap” them, or posting a friend’s address in order to invite others to an event, which could have resulted in an unfair ban.
Under the new system, users may still be restricted from certain features, such as posting in groups, following a strike, but will still be able to post elsewhere on the service. Longer, thirty-day restrictions will be reserved for a user’s tenth strike.
