Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Disagreeing with the Terms means not using the Products
A person who does not agree to these Terms is told not to access or use Facebook or the other products and services they cover. The text does not describe a separate acceptance step; use is tied to agreeing.
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If you do not agree to these Terms, then do not access or use Facebook or the other products and services covered by these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Facebook and the other products and services covered by these Terms.
Account & Service Control · Context
Oversight Board may review some decisions
In some cases the Oversight Board may review Meta's decisions, subject to the Board's own terms and bylaws. The Terms link to the Board for more information.
Supporting quotations
In some cases, the Oversight Board may review our decisions, subject to its terms and bylaws.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only "in some cases"; subject to the Oversight Board's terms and bylaws.
Not stated here
Which decisions the Board can review, and whether a user can request review, are not stated here and rest on the Board's terms and bylaws, which are not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Account rules: real name, accurate information, one personal account
The Terms frame the user's commitments as given in exchange for the services. For accounts, the user must provide for the account the same name used in everyday life, provide accurate information about themselves, and create only one account (their own) for personal use.
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In exchange, we need you to make the following commitments:
Provide for your account the same name that you use in everyday life.
Provide accurate information about yourself.
Create only one account (your own) and use it for personal purposes.
Qualifications & exceptions
The commitments are described as made in exchange for the services Meta provides.
The one-account rule is for the user's own account used for personal purposes.
Not stated here
The text does not say how Meta checks names or how it treats business use; business-related terms are addressed through supplemental terms elsewhere.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
No sharing your password, giving others access, or transferring your account
The user must not share their password, give others access to their Facebook account, or transfer the account to anyone else. The sentence ends with the parenthetical "without our permission"; the text does not say whether that applies to all three actions or only to transfer.
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Not share your password, give access to your Facebook account to others, or transfer your account to anyone else (without our permission).
Qualifications & exceptions
The words "(without our permission)" appear at the end of the list sentence.
Not stated here
Whether the permission exception covers sharing a password or giving access, or only transfer, is not stated.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Who cannot use Facebook: under 13, convicted sex offenders, and people barred by law
Meta says it tries to make Facebook broadly available but a person cannot use it if they are under 13, are a convicted sex offender, or are prohibited from receiving Meta's products, services or software under applicable laws. A separate bar for people whose account was previously disabled is covered in the next card.
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We try to make Facebook broadly available to everyone, but you cannot use Facebook if:
You are under 13 years old.
You are a convicted sex offender.
You are prohibited from receiving our products, services, or software under applicable laws.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to use of Facebook.
The law-based bar depends on applicable laws.
Not stated here
The text does not say how Meta verifies age or offender status, or which laws count.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A disabled account bars you from Facebook, and a new account needs Meta's permission
A person cannot use Facebook if Meta previously disabled their account for violating the Terms, the Community Standards or other applicable terms and policies. If Meta disables an account for such a violation, the user agrees not to create another account without Meta's permission. Giving permission is at Meta's sole discretion and does not mean or imply that the disciplinary action was wrong or without cause.
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We've previously disabled your account for violations of our Terms
you agree not to create another account without our permission. Receiving permission to create a new account is provided at our sole discretion, and does not mean or imply that the disciplinary action was wrong or without cause.
Qualifications & exceptions
The bar applies where Meta previously disabled the account for violations of the Terms, Community Standards or other terms and policies.
Permission to create a new account is at Meta's sole discretion.
Not stated here
The Community Standards and other policies are linked documents that are not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
No misuse of reporting, flagging, dispute or appeals channels
The user may not misuse any reporting, flagging, dispute or appeals channel, for example by making fraudulent, duplicative or groundless reports or appeals.
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You may not misuse any reporting, flagging, dispute, or appeals channel, such as by making fraudulent, duplicative, or groundless reports or appeals.
Qualifications & exceptions
The examples are illustrative.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta can remove content, restrict access and suspend or disable accounts for violating conduct
Meta says it can remove or restrict access to content that violates the conduct provisions. It can also suspend or disable an account for conduct that violates those provisions, as provided in Section 4.2. Section 4.2 lets Meta, in its discretion, suspend or permanently disable access to Meta Company Products and permanently disable or delete an account where it determines the user has clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached the Terms or policies, including the Community Standards. Meta may also act if a user repeatedly infringes others' intellectual property rights or where it is legally required to.
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We can remove or restrict access to content that is in violation of these provisions. We can also suspend or disable your account for conduct that violates these provisions, as provided in Section 4.2.
If we determine, in our discretion, that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or Policies, including in particular the [Community Standards](https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4), we may suspend or permanently disable your access to Meta Company Products, and we may permanently disable or delete your account.
We may also disable or delete your account if you repeatedly infringe other people’s intellectual property rights or where we are required to do so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 4.2 threshold: Meta determines, in its discretion, that the breach was clear, serious or repeated.
Section 4.2 adds repeated intellectual property infringement and legal requirements as grounds.
Not stated here
The Community Standards are a linked document that is not supplied.
When Meta removes content or acts on an account it says it will explain options, with exceptions
If Meta removes content shared in violation of the Community Standards, it says it will let the user know and explain any options to request another review. That commitment does not apply where the user seriously or repeatedly violates the Terms, where notice may expose Meta or others to legal liability, harm the community of users, or compromise the integrity or operation of its services, systems or Products, where technical limitations restrict Meta, or where it is legally prohibited from doing so. Section 4.2 contains a matching commitment and the same exceptions for account suspension or termination.
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we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request another review, unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms or if doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community of users; compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of any of our services, systems or Products; where we are restricted due to technical limitations; or where we are prohibited from doing so for legal reasons.
Where we take such action we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request a review, unless doing so may expose us or others to legal liability
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers content removed for violating the Community Standards.
Exceptions: serious or repeated violation; legal liability; harm to the community; compromise of system integrity or operation; technical limitations; legal prohibition.
Not stated here
What the review options are is not described in this source.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Users are encouraged to report violating content or conduct, where the feature exists
Meta encourages users to report content or conduct they believe violates their rights, including intellectual property rights, or Meta's terms and policies, "if this feature exists in your jurisdiction".
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we encourage you to [report](https://www.facebook.com/help/181495968648557?ref=tos) content or conduct that you believe violates your rights (including [intellectual property rights](https://www.facebook.com/help/intellectual_property?ref=tos)) or our terms and policies, if this feature exists in your jurisdiction.
Qualifications & exceptions
Reporting is available only if the feature exists in the user's jurisdiction.
Not stated here
What happens after a report is made is not described here.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
Meta can remove or restrict content, features, services or information to avoid misuse or adverse legal impacts
Meta says it can remove or restrict access to content, features, services or information if it determines that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate misuse of its services or adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Meta.
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We also can remove or restrict access to content, features, services, or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate misuse of our services or adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Meta.
Qualifications & exceptions
Based on Meta's determination that the action is reasonably necessary.
Covers content, features, services and information, not only user content.
Not stated here
The notice and review commitment in Section 3.2 is stated for removals of content that violates the Community Standards; this sentence does not say whether the same commitment applies to removals under it.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
If you do not accept updated Terms you can delete your account and must stop using the Products
A user who does not agree to updated Terms, or who wants to terminate their agreement to the contract, can delete their account at any time. The user must also stop accessing or using Facebook and the other Meta Products.
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if you do not agree to our updated Terms or wish to terminate your agreement to this contract, you can [delete](https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674?ref=tos&entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4) your account at any time and you must also stop accessing, or using Facebook and the other Meta Products.
Qualifications & exceptions
Deleting the account does not by itself end use: the user must also stop accessing or using the Products.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may suspend or permanently disable access to Meta Company Products for clear, serious or repeated breaches
If Meta determines, in its discretion, that the user has clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached the Terms or its policies, especially the Community Standards, it may suspend or permanently disable the user's access to Meta Company Products and may permanently disable or delete the account. It may also disable or delete an account if the user repeatedly infringes other people's intellectual property rights or where it is required to do so for legal reasons.
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If we determine, in our discretion, that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or Policies, including in particular the [Community Standards](https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4), we may suspend or permanently disable your access to Meta Company Products, and we may permanently disable or delete your account.
We may also disable or delete your account if you repeatedly infringe other people’s intellectual property rights or where we are required to do so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
The determination is Meta's, "in our discretion".
The consequence reaches access to Meta Company Products, not only Facebook.
Additional grounds: repeated intellectual property infringement and legal requirement.
Not stated here
The Community Standards and "Policies" are linked or unspecified documents that are not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may disable or delete unconfirmed, inactive or possibly hijacked accounts
Meta may disable or delete an account if after registration it is not confirmed, if it is unused and inactive for an extended period, or if Meta detects someone may have used it without the owner's permission and Meta cannot confirm the owner's ownership.
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We may disable or delete your account if after registration your account is not confirmed, your account is unused and remains inactive for an extended period of time, or if we detect someone may have used it without your permission and we are unable to confirm your ownership of the account.
Qualifications & exceptions
Three separate grounds: unconfirmed after registration, inactive for an extended period, or possible unauthorized use with ownership unconfirmed.
Not stated here
"Extended period of time" is not defined; the linked page on how accounts are disabled and deleted is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company commitment
Meta says it will explain review options for account actions, with exceptions
Where Meta takes action on an account, it says it will let the user know and explain any options to request a review. It will not do so where it may expose Meta or others to legal liability, harm the community of users, or compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of its services, systems or Products, where it is restricted by technical limitations, or where it is prohibited from doing so for legal reasons. The Terms point to a page on what to do if an account was disabled and how to contact Meta if the user thinks it was disabled by mistake.
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Where we take such action we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request a review, unless doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community of users; compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of any of our services, systems or Products; where we are restricted due to technical limitations; or where we are prohibited from doing so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exceptions: legal liability, harm to the community, system integrity or operation, technical limitations, legal prohibition.
Not stated here
What the review options are is not described in this source; the linked help page is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You may designate a legacy contact to manage a memorialized account
The user may designate a legacy contact to manage the account if it is memorialized. If the user enables it in settings, only the legacy contact, or a person identified in a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose content to that person upon death or incapacity, will be able to seek limited disclosure of information from the account after it is memorialized.
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You may designate a person (called a legacy contact) to manage your account if it is memorialized. If you enable it in your settings, only your legacy contact or a person who you have identified in a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose your content to that person upon death or incapacity will be able to seek limited
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if the user enables it in settings.
Disclosure available is limited.
The alternative route is a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose content upon death or incapacity.
Not stated here
What information may be disclosed, and how a request is decided, is on a linked page that is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may change your username in certain circumstances
Meta says it may need to change the username for the user's account in certain circumstances, for example if someone else claims the username and it appears unrelated to the name the user uses in everyday life.
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We may need to change the username for your account in certain circumstances (for example, if someone else claims the username and it appears unrelated to the name you use in everyday life).