In the fourth quarter of 2024, Facebook took action on 14 million pieces of violent and graphic content, up from 11 million in the previous quarter. Facebook allows the sharing of graphic content that raises certain issues and hides this content with a warning. The second quarter of 2022 saw the most amount of violent and graphic pieces of content removed from the platform, totaling over 45.9 million pieces. The statistic represents the amount of content acted on, including violent content covered with a warning.
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Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of content items taken action on in millions
removal, covering with warning, or disabling accounts
Supplementary notes
According to Facebook, "We remove content that glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others on Facebook and Instagram. We do allow people to share some graphic content to raise awareness about current events and issues. In these cases, we may hide the content from people under 18 and cover it with a warning for those over 18, so people are aware it is graphic or violent before they choose to view it."
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Meta Platforms. (February 9, 2025). Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 9, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. (2025). Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned Violence and Graphic Content Items on Facebook Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2017 to 4th Quarter 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms, Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/ (last visited July 04, 2025)
Actioned violence and graphic content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, February 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013880/facebook-violence-and-graphic-content-removal-quarter/
