US Muslims react to Biden's nomination of first Muslim woman to be federal judge
Nusrat Choudhury has been praised for her commitment to defending marginalised communities and fighting for civil rights
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Nusrat Choudhury has been praised for her commitment to defending marginalised communities and fighting for civil rights
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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 Facebook's 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. In its decision, the Facebook Oversight Board said it “was not appropriate for Facebook to impos...
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 problem back to Facebook to decide on. Advertisement In January, as his supporters staged a violent...