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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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'Facebook Jail' Rules Relaxed, Users Will Be Told What They Did Wrong
Meta added that the old rules will apply to violations such as terrorism, child exploitation, etc and offenders will face immediate restrictions.
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Meta Oversight Board to Review More Cases, Expedite Decision-Making Process
Meta Platforms' Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review more types of content moderation cases and expedite some decisions, as it aims to expand its work. The Oversight Board was created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on taking down or leaving up certain content and make rulings on whether to uphold or ov...
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Meta Oversight Board Says Company Needs to Change Adult Nudity Policy to Be More Inclusive
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday said the company needed to change its policy on adult nudity to make it more inclusive, while overturning the removal of two Instagram posts that depicted transgender and non-binary people with bare chests. The cases referred by the board included two posts in 2021 and 2022 made under an Instagram account, which is...
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Meta's Oversight Body Allows Post Calling For Death Of Iran's Supreme Leader
Meta's Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company's decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan "death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Increased Policy Implementation in Q3 2022
Facebook parent Meta Platforms implemented more recommendations from its oversight board in the third quarter than the second, the independent body said on Wednesday. The oversight board received more than a quarter of a million appeals from Facebook and Instagram users around the world during the quarter ended September 30.
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Meta Oversight Board Calls for Overhaul of 'Cross-Check' Programme That Prioritises VIP Users
Meta's Oversight Board on Tuesday recommended that the world's biggest social media firm revamp its 'Cross-check' system that adds a layer of enforcement review for millions of Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other influential users. Oversight Board director Thomas Hughes said the system prioritises users o...
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content
Meta Platforms' independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as "disturbing" or "sensitive". The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving u...
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word 'Shaheed'
Meta's Oversight Board, created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on content moderation, will review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed" on the company's platforms. The word, which means "martyr" in English, accounts for more content removals than any other single word or phrase, according to the board.
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'Facebook Jail' Rules Relaxed, Users Will Be Told What They Did Wrong
Meta added that the old rules will apply to violations such as terrorism, child exploitation, etc and offenders will face immediate restrictions.
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Meta Oversight Board to Review More Cases, Expedite Decision-Making Process
Meta Platforms' Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review more types of content moderation cases and expedite some decisions, as it aims to expand its work. The Oversight Board was created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram's decisions on taking down or leaving up certain content and make rulings on whether to uphold or ov...
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Meta Oversight Board Says Company Needs to Change Adult Nudity Policy to Be More Inclusive
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday said the company needed to change its policy on adult nudity to make it more inclusive, while overturning the removal of two Instagram posts that depicted transgender and non-binary people with bare chests. The cases referred by the board included two posts in 2021 and 2022 made under an Instagram account, which is...
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Meta's Oversight Body Allows Post Calling For Death Of Iran's Supreme Leader
Meta's Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company's decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan "death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats.
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Increased Policy Implementation in Q3 2022
Facebook parent Meta Platforms implemented more recommendations from its oversight board in the third quarter than the second, the independent body said on Wednesday. The oversight board received more than a quarter of a million appeals from Facebook and Instagram users around the world during the quarter ended September 30.
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Meta Oversight Board Calls for Overhaul of 'Cross-Check' Programme That Prioritises VIP Users
Meta's Oversight Board on Tuesday recommended that the world's biggest social media firm revamp its 'Cross-check' system that adds a layer of enforcement review for millions of Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other influential users. Oversight Board director Thomas Hughes said the system prioritises users o...
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Facebook Parent Meta's Oversight Board Can Now Apply Warning Screens to Moderate Content
Meta Platforms' independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month, it can decide on applying warning screens, marking content as "disturbing" or "sensitive". The board, which already has the ability to review user appeals to remove content, said it would be able to make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving u...
