[wyager]

Women leaving their faces uncovered is illegal in many countries. This should have zero bearing on what I can do in my own country.

[DanBC]

> Women leaving their faces uncovered is illegal in many countries.

Which countries?

[Symbiote]

As far as I know, only Afghanistan during the period of Taliban rule, and Daesh until they decided it was a security risk.

So: none.

[witty_username]

It's not "should"; that's how it is.

Facebook isn't your country.

[vkou]

It's also 'illegal' for women to have their faces covered in some countries.

Does this mean that there should be no pictures of women on Facebook?

[witty_username]

It's upto Facebook what they want to do.

[jacalata]

Really? Where?

[vkou]

Burkas, burkinis in France. (It's a bit more complicated then that, hence the scare quotes.)

Depending on who you ask, it's either because of some hand-waved nonsense about public safety, or because liberal Western values include telling women what they can and cannot wear.