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On Wednesday, Facebook’s Oversight Board, comprised of company-selected lawyers, journalists, and activists, reaffirmed the company s decision to ban former President Donald J. Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot. According to the board, the former president “created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible” and the company’s actions in response to the insurrection were “justified.” However, the board also found that an indefinite suspension, which is not clearly defined in Facebook’s penalty policy, was “not appropriate” and that a more standard punishment should be implemented, such as a timed suspension or permanent ban. “In applying a vague, standardless penalty and then referring this case to the Board to resolve, Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities,” the board said in its assessment. “The Board declines Facebook’s request and insists that Facebook apply and justify a defined penalty.” Facebook has six months to rea
Fraser Sampson has been appointed as the government’s independent biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner.
He has taken on the new role, which consolidates those of individual commissioners for the two technologies, after the relevant predecessors, Tony Porter and Paul Wiles, reached the end of their terms.
The statutory responsibilities and duties for both roles will remain the same.
Sampson was formerly an honorary professor and research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University, and has had senior executive roles with the police, fire and crime commissioners in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire and the Civil Nuclear Police Authority. He was also a police officer between 1982 and 1996 for West Yorkshire Police and the British Transport Police.