2025-01-07
The Oversight Board welcomes the news that Meta will revise its approach to fact-checking, with the goal of finding a scalable solution to enhance trust, free speech and user voice on its platforms. Statement by Co-Chairs of the Oversight Board: [image]
NBC News
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the move in a post Tuesday morning. — Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program …
2024-10-08
Statements from Oversight Board Trust and Oversight Board Members on Appeals Centre Europe [image]
Reuters
Dublin-based Appeals Centre, backed by Meta's Oversight Board, launches to moderate disputes between EU users and Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube under the DSA
Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters :
2024-09-04
The Board took on three new cases involving different pieces of Facebook content containing the phrase “From the River to the Sea.” Today, we're publishing our decision that the three pieces of content did not break Meta's rules on Hate Speech, Violence and Incitement or Dangerous Organizations and Individuals. …
NBC News
Meta's Oversight Board rules that the phrase “from the river to the sea” is not necessarily hate speech when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The independent board said the phrase has ‘multiple meanings’ and is important to political speech on Instagram and Facebook.
In all three cases, users then appealed to Meta to remove the content, but the appeals were closed without human review following an assessment by one of the company's automated tools. After Meta upheld its decisions to keep the content on Facebook, the users appealed to the Board. 🧵 5/9
NBC News
Meta's Oversight Board rules that the phrase “from the river to the sea” is not necessarily hate speech when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The independent board said the phrase has ‘multiple meanings’ and is important to political speech on Instagram and Facebook.
The Oversight Board upholds Meta's decisions to leave up the content in all three cases and recommends Meta ensure qualified researchers, organizations and journalists, who previously had access to research tool CrowdTangle, are onboarded to the new Meta Content Library within three weeks, and that the Content Library is an effective replacement, providing equal or greater functionality. …
NBC News
Meta's Oversight Board rules that the phrase “from the river to the sea” is not necessarily hate speech when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The independent board said the phrase has ‘multiple meanings’ and is important to political speech on Instagram and Facebook.
2024-07-25
In April, the Board took on two new cases regarding Meta's moderation of AI-generated explicit images of women. Today, we're publishing our decision, recommending that Meta make it easier for users to report non-consensual sexualized images. 🔗: https://www.oversightboard.com/ ... [image]
TechCrunch
After investigating how Meta handles explicit AI-generated images, the Oversight Board asks Meta to shift “derogatory” terminology to “non-consensual”, and more
Following investigations into how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, the company's semi-independent observer body …
2024-07-03
Today, Meta shared an update on the company's progress on implementing the Board's recommendations made in our policy advisory opinion on the treatment of the term “shaheed” (شهيد ). A thread with more details ↓ https://www.oversightboard.com/ ...
Reuters
Meta says it will lift its ban on the word “shaheed”, or “martyr” in English, after its Oversight Board's year-long review found the approach to be “overbroad”
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters :
2024-06-27
While we've made significant progress, our journey continues as we innovate to address the most pressing issues in content moderation. Four years into our mission, we remain committed to fairness and accountability across Meta's platforms.
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
Today we release our 2023 Annual Report. In 2023, the Board reached milestones in impact and innovation, enhancing user experiences on Meta's platforms and addressing tough content moderation questions with new decision formats. 🔗: https://www.oversightboard.com/ ... [image]
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
You can read our 2023 Annual Report here: https://www.oversightboard.com/ ...
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
We know that our recommendations only matter if Meta acts on them. Our 2023 Annual Report highlights that from January 2021 to May 2024, Meta fully or partially implemented 75 of our recommendations and made progress on an additional 81 recommendations.
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
In 2023, our recommendations helped Meta increase transparency, with the company better explaining enforcement, and clarifying violations. They also helped protect and preserve content on protests, health conditions, and atrocities during conflicts.
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
In 2023, our recommendations helped Meta increase transparency, with the company better explaining enforcement, and clarifying violations. They also helped protect and preserve content on protests, health conditions, and atrocities during conflicts. [image]
Engadget
Meta's Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023 and says Meta has fully or partially implemented 75 out of 266 recommendations from January 2021 to May 2024
The board says it wants to weigh in on “demoted content” on Facebook and Instagram. — The Oversight Board has published …
2024-04-16
Today, the Board selected two new cases to examine Meta's content moderation of AI-generated (deepfakes) explicit images of women. As part of our deliberation process, we're inviting people and organizations to submit public comments.
Wired
Meta's Oversight Board plans to investigate two deepfake porn cases involving unnamed US celebrities who had their images altered to create explicit content
Social platforms have struggled to quickly remove deepfake porn depicting celebrities. — As AI tools become increasingly sophisticated …
The second case concerns a Facebook group post featuring an AI-generated image of a nude woman resembling an #American public figure, with a man shown groping her breast. Meta removed the image as it violates its rules on derogatory sexualized photoshop or drawings.
Wired
Meta's Oversight Board plans to investigate two deepfake porn cases involving unnamed US celebrities who had their images altered to create explicit content
Social platforms have struggled to quickly remove deepfake porn depicting celebrities. — As AI tools become increasingly sophisticated …
The first case involves a post shared on Instagram that includes an AI-generated image of a nude woman created to resemble a public figure from #India. Despite a user's report, Meta left the content up, only removing it once the Board selected the case.
Wired
Meta's Oversight Board plans to investigate two deepfake porn cases involving unnamed US celebrities who had their images altered to create explicit content
Social platforms have struggled to quickly remove deepfake porn depicting celebrities. — As AI tools become increasingly sophisticated …
2024-04-07
Today Meta announced it will improve its rules on manipulated media in response to recommendations made by the Board in a case related to an altered video of President Biden. We welcome these commitments which represent significant changes in how Meta treats manipulated content.
Axios
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
Ryan Heath / Axios :
Today's commitments from Meta represent significant changes in how it treats manipulated content. We will provide a comprehensive assessment of how Meta has complied with our recommendations in a future transparency report available on our website. 🔗 : https://www.oversightboard.com/
Axios
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
Ryan Heath / Axios :
2024-04-06
Today Meta announced it will improve its rules on manipulated media in response to recommendations made by the Board in a case related to an altered video of President Biden. We welcome these commitments which represent significant changes in how Meta treats manipulated content.
Axios
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
Ryan Heath / Axios :
Today's commitments from Meta represent significant changes in how it treats manipulated content. We will provide a comprehensive assessment of how Meta has complied with our recommendations in a future transparency report available on our website. 🔗 : https://www.oversightboard.com/
Axios
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
Ryan Heath / Axios :