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Facebook's Oversight Board orders a post criticizing the Myanmar coup to be restored
Content reviewers mistakenly thought the post criticized Chinese people, rather than the state.
Facebook restores policy it 'lost' three years ago
Facebook responded today to the 12 recommendations the Oversight Board issued to the company after it found it had lost an important policy.
Facebook is notifying some users whose posts were removed by automation
Facebook is testing a change that will let users know when their post was removed as a result of automation.
Oversight Board says Facebook 'lost' an important rule for three years
Facebook “lost” an important policy for three years and only noticed after the Oversight Board began looking at the issue, according to its latest decision.
Facebook will add ‘satire exception’ to its community standards
Facebook says it will update its Community Standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board.
Facebook asks the Oversight Board to help shape its doxing policy
Facebook has asked the Oversight Board for help shaping its policy on doxxing.
Facebook will walk back controversial ‘newsworthiness’ rule for politicians
Facebook will change one of its most controversial rules, following recommendations from the Oversight Board.
Donald Trump could be back on Facebook in time for the presidential primaries
Facebook has revisited Donald Trump's "indefinite" suspension following a recommendation from the Oversight Board.
Facebook wants ‘other companies’ to use the Oversight Board, too
Facebook executives have suggested the Oversight Board could one day work with "other companies," but competing platforms have little incentive to do so.
Facebook clarifies hate speech policies following Oversight Board recommendations
In response to a decision the panel came to on a video involving two individuals wearing blackface, the company says it will tweak the policy rationale section of its community guidelines on hate speech to add more context on why it prohibits harmful stereotypes.
Can the Oversight Board force Facebook to follow its own rules?
The Oversight Board is forcing Facebook to make the decision it wanted to avoid, but there are still questions about how much power it really has.
Facebook’s Oversight Board says Trump ban was appropriate
Facebook's Oversight Board has published its ruling on the suspension.
Donald Trump's response to social media bans is... a blog
Mere hours before Facebook's Oversight Board announced its ruling as to whether or not it will allow the former president back onto its platform, Trump seized the initiative and unveiled a brand new communications platform of his very own.
Facebook's Oversight Board will issue its ruling on Trump's ban this week
Facebook's Oversight Board has delivered its ruling on the company's indefinite ban on Donald Trump. After a delay, partially to review the more than 9,000 public comments people submitted to this case, the Oversight Board has announced that it'll release its decision on Trump's ban this Wednesday, May 5th, at 9AM ET.
Facebook's 'Supreme Court' is about to face its first big test
The Oversight Board, Facebook's 'Supreme Court,' is getting ready for the most consequential decision in its short existence.
Facebook’s Oversight Board has delayed its decision on Trump’s suspension
The board needs more time to review the thousands of public comments it received.
Facebook's Oversight Board will consider appeals to remove content
Facebook's Oversight Board now accepts appeals to remove content, not just restore it.
Facebook’s Oversight Board will weigh in on rules for politicians
As Facebook’s “Supreme Court” gets ready to rule on whether Donald Trump’s suspension should be permanent, the board will also tackle some of the thornier policy issues about how Facebook handles the accounts of elected officials.
Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations
Facebook has agreed to tweak some of its policies in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board.
Facebook's oversight board's first judgments overturn four moderation decisions
The Oversight Board has issued its first judgments.
