Social Media Community Posting Guidelines
Women Against Abuse welcomes comments and feedback from our followers on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and LinkedIn. By commenting on our social media content, tagging us in your posts, or sharing posts on our Facebook page, you are agreeing to our community posting guidelines, which exist to keep our community of survivors, advocates, and supporters safe online.
While we encourage our followers to speak freely and share their experiences as they feel led, we will remove posts and comments containing:
- Crude or explicit language (including emojis of obscene hand gestures)
- Content that is hateful, harassing, discriminatory, or triggering (including descriptions, images or videos of injuries or abuse)
- Spam
- Personally identifiable information for another person (including name, address, phone number, or email)
- Survivor-blaming content and content that seeks to discredit or erase a survivor’s lived experience
Followers who continue to publish these types of comments will be blocked/banned. We will also remove comments from accounts that appear to be fake or trolling accounts, as these forms of commentary are designed to derail important conversations and inflame negative emotions.
For Survivors of Abuse Who Want to Share Their Experiences
Survivor empowerment is our mission, and that mission extends to our social media pages. Survivors of abuse are most welcome to share their experiences of leaving an abusive relationship and the healing journey with us through our accounts on social media. We believe you, your feelings are valid, and we are honored that you've chosen to share your experiences with the Women Against Abuse community on social media.
For the safety of people who are still healing from experiences of abuse, we encourage survivors to use the phrase 'CONTENT WARNING' before describing instances of abusive behavior. Related to this concern, we ask that pictures of bruising and other indications of physical abuse not be shared on our platforms.
We encourage survivors sharing their experiences with us as comments, replies, or tagged posts to be mindful that our social media channels are public. That means what you've shared is viewable to anyone, including the person who abused you and their attorney or representative. What you've shared may be used against you in a court of law if you are currently engaged in litigation against your current/former partner. Please share only if it is safe to do so.
For Followers Who Need Support for Domestic Violence
Due to the public nature of social media, please note that we are unable to provide client support or counseling through our social media accounts. If you are based in Philadelphia, PA in the United States, consider calling the 24-hour Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-866-723-3014 for safety planning, resources, and information.
You may also call the Women Against Abuse Legal Center for free legal advocacy and representation for anyone experiencing domestic violence at 215-686-7082. Learn more about our Legal Center here.
If you live outside the state of Pennsylvania, you may call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (thehotline.org), which can link you with resources in your area.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Thank you for helping us foster online communities on social media that are safe and affirming for everyone who engages with them!
