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Facebook Lets You Turn to Friends to Handle Harassment

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Until now, the only way to report Facebook abuse was to Facebook. Now they’re letting you take matters into your own hands—sort of. If you come across an offensive or bullying (or otherwise abusive) photo, you can report it to a “trusted friend” and ask for IRL help with a pre-written message. It’s an interesting decision, and certainly good to see FB making it easier to dodge haters—assuming you’ve got a trusted friend out there.

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