Author: Makena Kelly
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
On Wednesday, Facebook’s oversight board announced the names of its first 20 members, who will independently oversee moderation disputes on the platform. Chosen in part for a diversity of viewpoints and backgrounds, the members include a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the Guardian editor who oversaw the publication of the Snowden leaks.
Facebook first announced its plans to launch an oversight board in November 2018. In the months following that announcement, the company published a charter and bylaws under which the body will be governed. The group will begin choosing cases to hear this summer.
To build the board’s membership, Facebook recruited four co-chairs to lead the body. These include two American...
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On Wednesday, Facebook’s oversight board announced the names of its first 20 members, who will independently oversee moderation disputes on the platform. Chosen in part for a diversity of viewpoints and backgrounds, the members include a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the Guardian editor who oversaw the publication of the Snowden leaks.
Facebook first announced its plans to launch an oversight board in November 2018. In the months following that announcement, the company published a charter and bylaws under which the body will be governed. The group will begin choosing cases to hear this summer.
To build the board’s membership, Facebook recruited four co-chairs to lead the body. These include two American...
Continue reading…
Continue reading...