How five years of independent oversight made Meta more accountable and protected the rights of users. Executive Summary In 2018, Facebook was a company coming up against widespread condemnation. After launching on a wave of optimism followed by more than… More
The Oversight Board has upheld Meta’s decision to leave up a Facebook post that makes allegations of corruption against a Filipino politician using images of him and his children, several of whom appear to be minors. More
The Oversight Board recommends that an exception be included in Meta’s Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Nudity Community Standard to allow videos showing non-sexual child abuse in educational settings, in certain circumstances. More
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to take down a documentary video posted by Voice of America (VOA) Urdu, revealing the identities of child victims of sexual abuse and murder from Pakistan in the 1990s. The majority find that a newsworthiness allowance should have been applied. More
In two posts that include videos in which a transgender woman is confronted for using a women’s bathroom and a transgender athlete wins a track race, the majority of the Board has upheld Meta’s decisions to leave up the content. More
Content Moderation in a Historic Election Year: Key Lessons for Industry More
In a case involving a Russian activist who attempted to burn but then tore up his passport at a press event, the Oversight Board finds that Meta should carve out an exception to its privacy policies governing personally identifiable information. More
Today, we are publishing our 2022 Annual Report. This gives a comprehensive account of the Board’s work in 2022, including the publication of our first policy advisory opinions and the growing impact of our recommendations on how people experience Facebook and Instagram. More
Today, the Oversight Board has published a policy advisory opinion on the sharing of private residential information. Among its recommendations, the Board proposes that Meta remove the exception to the Privacy Violations Community Standard that allows the sharing of private residential information when it is considered “publicly available.” More
In its policy advisory opinion, the Board recommends that Meta remove the exception to the Privacy Violations Community Standard that allows the sharing of private residential information when it is considered 'publicly available'. More
