Facebook names its Oversight Board, a ‘supreme court’ that can overrule Zuckerberg

Facebook today revealed the first 20 members of its Oversight Board, an independent body that can pass judgement on Facebook‘s policies, assist in content moderation, and hear appeals on existing decisions. In theory, it’s a committee that can help Facebook navigate difficult decisions of what’s okay to have on the platform, and can overrule even CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Let’s see what they actually do in practice. In case you don’t remember — because it’s been over a year since Zuckerberg first mentioned the plan — the idea behind this group is that it’ll be able to overrule Facebook‘s upper management in…

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BY Rachel Kaser