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1. Community Guidelines

   11 September 2026

   Added a policy requiring identity verification for certain products and features, with potential account restrictions or disabling if verification is not completed.

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2. Advertising Content Policy

   10 September 2026

   Changed section titles from 'Fraud, Scams, and Deceptive Practices' to 'Prohibited Commercial Practices'. Removed 'Unacceptable Business Practices' section. Added 'Prohibited Documents and Financial Services' section.

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3. Community Guidelines

   10 September 2026

   Policy section 'Fraud, Scams, and Deceptive Practices' changed to 'Prohibited Commercial Practices'. Added 'Recalled Goods' and 'Prohibited Documents and Financial Services' categories, including detailed prohibitions for fake documents, financial services, and manipulated devices. Rewrote the policy rationale and added Enforcement and User Feedback sections.

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4. Community Guidelines

   3 September 2026

   Added a new clause limiting content depicting, promoting, advocating for, or encouraging participation in mid-risk viral challenges.

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5. Privacy Policy

   2 September 2026

   Updated URLs or formatting only. No content changes detected.

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6. Community Guidelines

   29 August 2026

   Added a new section on Fan, satire, and parody accounts, outlining requirements for clear disclosure of unofficial status.

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7. Community Guidelines

   28 August 2026

   Added a clause prohibiting imagery of physical fights between two or more people, except in a sports context.

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8. Privacy Policy

   22 August 2026

   Added sections on information with special protections, information about friends followers and other connections, information collected or inferred based on others' activity, and information from partners vendors and other third parties. Also added sections on how information is collected from partners, what happens if certain information is not collected, and what happens if information does not identify individuals.

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9. Community Guidelines

   2 August 2026

   Updated URLs or formatting only. No content changes detected.

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10. Community Guidelines

    24 July 2026

    Changed time duration from 0:00 / 0:00 to 0:00 / 1:00.

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11. Advertising Content Policy

    24 July 2026

    Removed "Cosmetic Products and Procedures" from Health and Wellness policy scope. Changed prohibition on negative self-perception claims to "Ads must not contain certain claims prohibited by our policy, as outlined below."

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12. Community Guidelines

    24 July 2026

    Expanded weight loss and gain products or services to include weight gain. Added statements of inferiority about physical appearance and pinched fat to weight loss restrictions. Added clickbait tactics to weight loss and health contexts. Added hormone products to reproductive health or wellness products.

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