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Facebook’s rebrand as Meta has done little so far to assuage its critics or turn down the political heat focused on the Silicon Valley giant.

May 6, 2021 Facebooks Oversight Board said the company was wrong to make the ban indefinite and gave Facebook six months to decide on a "proportionate response." SHOW TRANSCRIPT Former President Donald Trump is still off Facebook, for now.  “We felt it was a bit lazy of Facebook to send over to us a penalty suggestion that didn’t exist in their own rulebook," said Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former prime minister of Denmark and member of the Facebook Oversight Board, during an Axios event. ...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Oversight Board, an independent body set up by Facebook to review difficult moderation decisions made by the social media giant, has said the firm was right to remove potentially incendiary posts by former US president Donald Trump. The board also said that Facebook needs to follow its own rules and either ban Trump permanently or reopen his account, rather than leaving him with an indefinite suspension. Effectively, the board has passed a contentious, high-profile...

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the countrys military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar. Getty Images / Getty Images Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the military in Myanmar is moving to strangle free speech by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp. The Internet clampdown came as protests grew Saturday on the streets of Yangon, the countrys commerc...

Facebook Oversight Board Overturns Four Content Takedowns in First Ruling Critics called the announcement largely irrelevant given the flood of misinformation, extremism and racism that remains on Facebook. By Associated Press | Updated: 29 January 2021 11:22 IST Facebook admitted it didnt do enough to prevent platform from being used to incite violence in Myanmar Highlights CEO Mark Zuckerberg cant do anything to change the boards decision Oversight board will ...

Facebook’s Oversight Board makes bizarre ruling in its first group of decisions 2021-01-29 20:00:19 UTC Facebook’s Oversight Board has officially chimed in on its first five cases — and the rulings are certainly interesting. The Oversight Board chose to overturn Facebook’s decision to remove content in four out of the five cases. As a result, Facebook must restore those four posts. The most bizarre decision from the board involved a post that was flagged as "anti-Muslim hat...