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May 6, 2021
Facebook’s oversight board seemed like the perfect answer to the social media giant’s moderation headaches: An outside group of respected experts in journalism, misinformation, free speech, and extremism would make the final call on high-profile moderation decisions. That would give the company cover to duck responsibility for controversial cases. Meanwhile, Facebook would be free to ignore the board’s policy recommendations, allowing it to maintain the moderation status quo.
The board refused to accept its role as the company’s lightning rod by kicking the decision back to Facebook. It upheld the company’s initial choice to block Trump from posting in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US capitol, but handed responsibility for deciding Trump’s fate back to Zuckerberg and his executive team. “In applying a vague, standardless penalty and then referring this case to the Board to resolve, Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities,” the 19-
Facebook panel set to rule on Trump ban
Updated / Wednesday, 5 May 2021
06:36
Donald Trump was suspended from Facebook after the 6 January assault on the US Capitol
Facebook s independent oversight board rules later today on the platform s ban of former US president Donald Trump in a case that could set a precedent for how social media handles harmful content from world leaders.
The ruling, set for release this afternoon, is likely to be a defining moment for the leading social network s so-called supreme court envisioned by company founder Mark Zuckerberg to make decisions on what to allow or remove from Facebook.
The oversight board, which makes decisions that are binding on Facebook and cannot be appealed, will rule on whether to leave the Trump ban in place or allow him back on the platform.