Facebook names first members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...rd-that-can-overrule-zuckerberg-idUSKBN22I2LQ

Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) new content oversight board will include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights advocates among its first 20 members, the company announced on Wednesday.

The independent board, which some have dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” will be able to overturn Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decisions on whether individual pieces of content should be allowed on Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook has long faced criticism for a catalog of high-profile content moderation issues. They range from temporarily removing a famous Vietnam-era war photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, to failing to combat hate speech targeting the Rohingya in Myanmar and other Muslims.

These are issues over how facebook handles its content.

 

[TheBigA]

It's a good idea. A lot of radio stations have community advisory boards. Most of the non-commercial stations have them too. That way, it's not just one person or someone from the company making these kinds of decisions.

BTW as I recall the Vietnam photo mentioned in the article is copyrighted. That's likely why it was removed. Not because the girl was naked.