Facebook to create an independent board to monitor content
Facebook says it’s building an external independent board with authority to rule what kind of posts are permissible on the social network. It’s an attempt to separate the platform from the thornier content questions that have put it under the microscope as it navigates policies on hate speech, bullying, nudity and other sensitive subjects.
The announcement, made on Monday, notes that a new oversight board will make the “difficult decisions about what content should stay up and what should come down” and included a draft charter.
Facebook said it would abide by whatever the new board rules, unless there were legal ramifications. “The board will be able to reverse Facebook’s decisions about whether to allow or remove certain posts on the platform,” Facebook said in its draft charter. “Facebook will accept and implement the board’s decisions.”
