Facebook will permit self-harm to be livestreamed, documents suggest

The Guardian has obtained a series of leaked documents that outline its rules for what users may and may not post on the social media platform.

Facebook will permit self-harm to be livestreamed, documents suggest

There has long been controversy and uncertainty around Facebook’s policies, as a result of its .

Last month, before killing himself, broadcasting the event on Facebook Live. Two days later, .

seen by The Guardian cover issues including violence, hate speech, terrorism, pornography, racism, match-fixing and cannibalism, the paper said.

One notable discovery is that , with Facebook saying it is because it "doesn’t want to censor or punish people in distress who are attempting suicide".

But it adds that footage would be deleted "once there’s no longer an opportunity to help the person."

The files also suggested that in some cases, , as long they were not shared with "sadism and celebration".

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