Part of our goal in building global community is understanding the
needs of people who use Facebook in specific countries and how we can
better serve them. In India, we’ve heard that people want more control
over their profile pictures, and we’ve been working over the past year
to understand how we can help.
Today, we are piloting new tools that give people in India more
control over who can download and share their profile pictures. In
addition, we’re exploring ways people can more easily add designs to
profile pictures, which our research has shown helpful in deterring
misuse. Based on what we learn from our experience in India, we hope to
expand to other countries soon.
Profile pictures are an important part of building community on
Facebook because they help people find friends and create meaningful
connections. But not everyone feels safe adding a profile picture. In
our research with people and safety organizations in India, we’ve heard
that some women choose not to share profile pictures that include their
faces anywhere on the internet because they’re concerned about what may
happen to their photos.
These tools, developed in partnership with Indian safety organizations like Centre for Social Research, Learning Links Foundation, Breakthrough and Youth Ki Awaaz, are designed to give people more control over their experience and help keep them safe online.
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