Fairer moderation
It should be easy to report content that you suspect is illegal on online platforms.
Making such a report should be accessible, user-friendly and by electronic means. Once you have made a report, you have the right to receive an acknowledgement of receipt and information about the online platform's decision based on the report.
- Instagram
- Click on the three dots at the top right of a post or story.
- Press 'Report'.
- You will get several options.
- TikTok
- Go to the content you want to report.
- Hold down the screen and click on the 'Report' flag.
- Select the relevant illegal content category from the list.
- Facebook
- Click on the three dots at the top right of a post.
- Press 'Report'.
- You will get several options.
- LinkedIn
- Click on the three dots at the top right of a post.
- Click on 'Report contribution'.
- You get several options.
- X
- Click on the three dots at the top right of a post.
- Choose 'report post' or 'report EU illegal content'.
- You get several options.
- YouTube
- Click on the three dots at the bottom right of a video.
- You will be given various options for reporting the video.
When online platforms impose restrictions on you or your content, the platform should always justify it and indicate what you can do if you disagree with the platform's decision.
When online platforms restrict you or your content, they must always justify it. So when content is removed, blocked or ranked lower, it should be explained. Just like when you (temporarily) cannot earn payments from content, when you are (partially) suspended from a platform or when your account is suspended or terminated. That motivation should include: what the platform's decision is, in which countries the restriction applies, the duration of the restriction, what facts and circumstances were considered, whether automated means were used and what law or general condition the content violates. It should also state what you can do if you disagree with a platform's decision.