In 2024, the biggest election year in modern history, the Oversight Board published its first white paper. Drawing on analysis from our case work, the paper| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board will address the two cases below together, choosing either to uphold or overturn Meta’s decisions on a case-by-case basis.| The Oversight Board
The Board is announcing two cases involving advertising pets on Facebook.| The Oversight Board
In considering two videos showing non-sexual child abuse in educational settings, the Oversight Board recommends an exception be included in Meta’s Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Nudity Community Standard to allow such content, when shared to condemn, report or raise…| Oversight Board
The Board is assessing how Meta’s policies and enforcement practices address misinformation, especially when shared during moments of heightened political tension.| The Oversight Board
Two Instagram users shared multiple images in their posts (which Meta terms a “photo carousel”) with captions during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week| The Oversight Board
Two years on from accepting our first cases, we are announcing seven strategic priorities where we want to work with stakeholders to reshape Meta’s approach to content moderation. This will increase our impact in the areas where we can make the biggest difference to how people experience Facebook and Instagram.| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board reviews Meta’s content decisions to see if the company acted in line with its own policies, values and human rights commitments.| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board will assess how Meta’s policies and enforcement practices address awareness-raising content or support resources related to eating disorders and recovery.| The Oversight Board
The Board will examine the impacts of Meta’s moderation on media freedom in the Horn of Africa, in the context of its approach to the governance of pages.| The Oversight Board
To read this announcement in Sorani Kurdish, click here.| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board has upheld Meta’s decision to leave up a video that was edited to make it appear as though U.S. President Joe Biden is inappropriately touching his adult granddaughter’s chest.| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision not to label a likely manipulated audio clip of two Iraqi Kurdish politicians discussing rigging parliamentary elections, less than two weeks before the highly contested polls opened.| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision not to label a likely manipulated audio clip of two Iraqi Kurdish politicians discussing rigging parliamentary elections, less than two weeks before the polls opened, in a highly contested and polarized election.| The Oversight Board
Today, the Board is announcing a new case for consideration. As part of this, we invite people and organizations to submit public comments by using the button below. Case Selection As we cannot hear every appeal, the Board prioritizes cases…| Oversight Board
The Oversight Board has considered three cases involving symbols often used by hate groups, but which can also have other uses. The Board calls on Meta to explain how it creates and enforces its designated symbols list under its Dangerous…| Oversight Board
Executive Summary In 2022, the European Union approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), legislation promising to protect user rights and placing a regulatory requirement on platforms to identify and mitigate risks resulting from their online services. Crucially, the DSA stipulates…| Oversight Board
Today, the Oversight Board has published decisions for 11 cases based on user appeals from three continents. They are the first to reflect on the policy and| The Oversight Board
The Oversight Board’s mission is to improve how Meta treats people and communities around the world.| The Oversight Board
To be clear, automation works for a large portion of content moderation but often fails in niche, critically important situations like the previously| The Oversight Board