Why Facebook Took So Long to Reveal its Content Guidelines
For years, Facebook kept its internal policy guidelines under wraps because "they didn't want people to game the system," says Axios' Sara Fischer. On Tuesday, the social media network changed course and made those guidelines public, after backlash over how it handles sensitive content.
For full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/facebook-reveals-censorship-guidelines).
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