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Facebook Drastically Increases ‘Oversight Board’ Powers, Opening Door To Mob Rule Removal Of Content

Ian Haworth
Facebook Drastically Increases ‘Oversight Board’ Powers, Opening Door To Mob Rule Removal Of Content
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Facebook has announced that it will be expanding the powers of its controversial “Oversight Board” to now accept user appeals regarding content they want removed from Facebook and Instagram.

Originally, the Oversight Board — introduced in October 2020 — was designed to provide users with a supposedly objective method of appealing the removal of content. For example, if your post was taken down by Facebook or Instagram, users had the ability to challenge this decision via an external panel.

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