In the third quarter of 2024, Facebook took action on 7.6 million pieces of bullying and harassment related content, down from 7.8 million in the previous quarter. Overall, the first quarter of 2022 saw the highest ever number of bullying and harassment related pieces of content removed by the platform. Between the first quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, the removal of bullying and harassment content increased significantly.
Actioned bullying and harassment content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of removed violating content items in millions
2024Q3
7.6
2024Q2
7.8
2024Q1
7.9
2023Q4
7.7
2023Q3
8.3
2023Q2
7.9
2023Q1
6.9
2022Q4
6.4
2022Q3
6.6
2022Q2
8.2
2022Q1
9.5
2021Q4
8.2
2021Q3
9.2
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According to Facebook, "We don't tolerate bullying and harassment on Facebook because we want the members of our community to feel safe and respected. In many instances, we need a person to report this behavior to us before we can identify or remove it. Other times, we're able to detect this behavior without a user reporting it."
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Meta Platforms. (February 1, 2025). Actioned bullying and harassment content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013569/facebook-bullying-and-harassment-content-removal-quarter/
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Meta Platforms. (2025). Actioned bullying and harassment content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013569/facebook-bullying-and-harassment-content-removal-quarter/
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