Will Facebook's new oversight board be a radical shift or a reputational shield?

Will Facebook's new oversight board be a radical shift or a reputational shield?

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/07/will-facebooks-new-oversight-board-be-a-radical-shift-or-a-reputational-shield

The panel has the potential to reshape how Facebook shapes the world and possibly introduce a new era of social media governance

A new era of social media governance began Wednesday, when the first 20 members of Facebook’s long-awaited oversight board were announced. The international panel of free expression advocates, journalists, a former prime minister, a Nobel laureate, and law professors will have final say over certain content moderation decisions for the world’s largest social media platform, independent of Facebook’s executives and staff.

Will Facebook's new oversight board be a radical shift or a reputational shield?

May 7, 2020, 5:07pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/07/will-facebooks-new-oversight-board-be-a-radical-shift-or-a-reputational-shield > The panel has the potential to reshape how Facebook shapes the world and possibly introduce a new era of social media governance > A new era of social media governance began Wednesday, when the first 20 members of Facebook’s long-awaited oversight board were announced. The international panel of free expression advocates, journalists, a former prime minister, a Nobel laureate, and law professors will have final say over certain content moderation decisions for the world’s largest social media platform, independent of Facebook’s executives and staff.