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Oversight panel co-chair Michael McConnell said in a May 9 interview on Fox News Sunday that Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and so earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant's rules are in "shambles" and need fixing. CITP Lunch Seminar: Radha Iyengar Plumb Oversight of Deliberative. Facebooks long-awaited oversight board that will act as a referee on whether specific content is allowed on the tech giants platforms is set to launch in October, 2020. Facebook Community Standards under Scrutiny as Out and Proud 'Dykes' Banned. However, the panel gave Facebook six months to justify why his ban should be permanent - putting the ball in company chief Mark Zuckerberg's court and spotlighting weaknesses in the platform's plan for self-regulation. In this Apfile photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. On Facebook, the week that included Election Day 2020 had the highest number of interactions, with 427 million Likes, reactions, comments, and shares on posts by Trump or including the word. Meta withdraws request for Oversight Boards advice on Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump was suspended from Facebook and Instagram after posting a video during the attack by his fired-up supporters challenging his election loss, in which he told them: "We love you, you're very special." Facebook is changing its algorithm to take on TikTok, leaked memo reveals. The policy reversal would come after an independent oversight board said Facebook was right to oust former president Donald Trump for his comments regarding the deadly January 6 rampage at the US Capitol. The controversial exemption, given to politicians under the auspices of their posts being newsworthy, could end as soon as this week on the leading social network, the news site said.įacebook did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment on the matter. Furthermore, the board may be doing more harm than good. Lego is testing a new online Minifigure maker, the Minifigure Factory, that lets you create a Lego person of your very own ( via Jay’s Brick Blog, which I. Facebook plans to eliminate an exemption for politicians that allows them to post content deemed deceptive or abusive, and will hold them to the same standards as other users, news website The Verge reported Thursday. Facebook plans to end its controversial policy that shields politicians from the content moderation rules that apply to other users, a sharp reversal that could have global ramifications for how elected officials use the social network. In reality, then, the Oversight Board in its current form cannot address the harms that are perpetrated and perpetuated over Facebook.
