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A few weeks back, when Facebook and Twitter sparked a new round of controversy by banning then US President Donald Trump, I noted that the important thing to focus on within this process was not the banning of Trump itself, but the lessons learned from the Trump era, and how the platforms look to evolve their approaches as a result.
And last week, at Facebook, we saw the first key hints of just how the platform is indeed looking to adjust, with two potentially critical updates relating to its post-Trump shift.
First, we got the initial rulings from Facebook’s new, independent Oversight Board, which ruled on five cases, and laid the foundation for how it will look to influence Facebook policy moving forward.
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Former U.S. Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker discusses Facebook’s oversight board reviewing account removals.
After the Facebook oversight board recently overturned four cases deemed a violation of the company s policy, former U.S. Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker remains skeptical of the body s independence. Well, I know that this board was hand-selected by Facebook. And so to suggest that it s independent of Facebook, I think would, you know, not pass the smell test, Whitaker told FOX Business’ Mornings with Maria on Friday.
Whitaker said that Facebook’s oversight board has some responsibility to try to apply freedom of speech values when reviewing violations.