Publishing houses actively covering platform updates gave their inputs.įollowing this stride, the company launched a consultation period convening informal groups of stakeholders and workshops attended by more than 650 people from 88 different countries. On Wednesday, Facebook finally unveiled the first 20 people who will serve on the long-awaited Oversight Board. The Facebook Oversight Board is on the cusp of deciding whether Donald Trump should be allowed to return to a platform he used to incite racist violence. There are two pieces of alleged hate speech, one piece of alleged COVID. As we stated in January, we believe our decision was necessary and right, and we’re pleased the board has recognized that the unprecedented circumstances justified the exceptional measure we took. The six cases selected by the Oversight Board cover some of the bases that Facebook has faced difficulty moderating in 2020. Also Read: All you need to know about Facebook’s CalibraĬonsequently, the company began the process of forging the ‘FacebookĪfter an assessment, Facebook published a draft charter to discuss ideas on how the board coulc be designed and supported. Today, the Oversight Board upheld Facebook’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. If after a review, a piece of content is taken down permanently, there is not really a way to appeal it. The idea is to build a governing body that is independent of Facebook, Government and third parties that can make impartial decisions, as to what should stay on the platform and what should not.Ĭurrently, the content on the platform is regulated by a set of Community Guidelines.
Mark Zuckerberg had first mentioned Facebook’s intention to develop a mechanism for “independent appeal” in an interview.
6 from the former President severely violated Facebook’s Community. The platform released a report on global feedback and the proposal of an independent oversight board to govern content decisions. The board upheld Facebook’s decision to suspend Trump’s accounts, writing in its decision that two posts on Jan. Facebook is building an independent Oversight Board to handle appeals subjecting what content stays on the platform and what doesn’t.
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