Facebook clarifies rules on what types of posts are banned, and why

New York

WITH 1.39 billion active users worldwide, Facebook's social network is the closest thing we have to a universal communication platform. And people post - or try to post - just about everything you can imagine.

On Monday, the company clarified its community standards to give its users more guidance about what types of posts are not allowed on the service.

Facebook walks a delicate line when it tries to ban violent or off…