United StatesFactbox: Who are the first members of Facebook s oversight board?
Elizabeth Culliford
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A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in this illustration picture taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Facebook Inc s (FB.O) independent oversight board, which on Wednesday upheld the company s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, currently consists of 20 members.
Here is a list of the board members:
CO-CHAIRS
CATALINA BOTERO-MARINO
Botero-Marino is a Colombian attorney who was the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States from 2008 to 2014. She is now Dean of the Universidad de los Andes Faculty of Law.
USA TODAY
They are referred to as The Supreme Court of Facebook. But the Facebook Oversight Board, a supposed global independent panel of 20 people featuring academic, political and civic leaders, doesn t appear to be looking for likes.
On Wednesday, the board upheld former President Donald Trump s ban from the social network but added that Facebook must review its decision to permanently ban him.
So just what is the Facebook Oversight Board? The body says it embraces the responsibility to answer some of the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online: what to take down, what to leave up, and why.
A total disgrace and embarrassment to our country : Trump blasts radical left lunatics on Facebook s Oversight Board for upholding Zuckerberg s ban on his accounts and warns big tech will pay a political price for taking away his free speech
Facebook s Oversight Board ruled to keep Trump banned for another 6 months
Then, the final decision will be made by Facebook on whether he can come back
It punts the controversial decision back to Facebook after months of waiting
The board has 20 highly paid, left leaning members who make the decisions
They get paid six figure salaries for approximately 15 hours of work a week
Facebook Oversight Board: The members who decide what to take down, what to leave up Terry Collins, USA TODAY
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They are referred to as The Supreme Court of Facebook. But the Facebook Oversight Board, a supposed global independent panel of 20 people featuring academic, political and civic leaders, doesn t appear to be looking for likes.
On Wednesday, the board upheld former President Donald Trump s ban from the social network but added that Facebook must review its decision to permanently ban him.
So just what is the Facebook Oversight Board? The body says it embraces the responsibility to answer some of the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online: what to take down, what to leave up, and why.
Donald Trump s Facebook Future Will Be Decided by These People
On 5/4/21 at 11:37 AM EDT
Facebook s Oversight Board is planning to announce whether or not former President Donald Trump will be able to return to the social media platform on Wednesday.
Trump was indefinitely locked out of his Facebook account after he was accused of using his social media platforms to incite a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot on January 6.
The following day, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergwrote in a post that the risk of continuing to allow Trump to use Facebook and Instagram during the presidential transition period was simply too great.