Facebook should tighten doxxing rules on home addresses, says its oversight board


FILE PHOTO A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6 2020. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - 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 communications channel so that so-called doxxing victims can better explain their cases to the company.

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