Facebook releases its plans for new 'oversight board' that can overturn the company’s own content moderation decisions.
The board will prioritize cases that are deemed significant based on the severity of the content, scale of distribution and public discourse that it prompted. Priority will also go to cases based on the difficulty of the questions the content raises, Facebook said.
A case will be deemed difficult if Facebook’s decision has sparked disagreement or the decision involves tension between different and important values, according to the company. After a selection process that will include gathering candidates from a diverse set of backgrounds and vetting them for potential conflicts of interest, Facebook said it will extend offers to a “limited number” of candidates to become co-chairs, formally appointed by the trustees.
Once the co-chairs are in place, they will help select the rest of the board members. Later, the board will lead the membership selection process itself, Facebook said.
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