It began operating in December 2020 and constitutes an independent evaluation board that will render verdicts on cases with ethical dilemmas within the company.
Facebook sent its verdict suspending the account of former US President Donald Trump to its Supreme Court, an independent oversight board created in December 2020 that will be tasked with addressing the platform’s ethical dilemmas from an objective perspective.
This analysis is the first great test of the newborn organism. Marck Zuckerberg’s platform suspended Trump’s account indefinitely with the excuse that he could use it to incite violence after the assault on the Capitol on January 6.
Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of Global Affairs, confirmed on behalf of the company that the blockade was ‘necessary and correct’, and valued as very important the fact that the new ethical board reviews it and reaches an independent judgment on whether the veto should be maintained or not.
Facebook will also encourage the board’s recommendations more generally around suspensions. when the user is a political leader, Clegg added.
Meanwhile, Trump’s access to Facebook will remain disabled during the deliberations.
The oversight body was created by Facebook to rule on the fairness of its decisions and content moderation policies. This, because it faces the prospect of stricter regulation by legislators if it does not improve enforcement. Any decision made by the body, which is made up of academics, civil rights groups and experts from across the political spectrum, is binding.
Zuckerberg was part of the team that decided to send Trump’s case to the board. As part of the process, the tycoon will be able to send a “user statement” detailing his reasons on why you consider that the decision should be reversed.
To do this, Facebook will be asked to provide the context of how and why it made the decision, in addition to what a period will be opened for users to send commentsthe board said. Board rules allow a 90-day window to reach a conclusion on a case and an additional week for Facebook to take the necessary action.
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