Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ will be the final arbiter on what stays on the platform and what gets removed
Social media giant Facebook has announced the initial 20 members for its oversight board, a quasi-independent panel that is tasked with making decisions on contentious issues.
The oversight board, also referred to as Facebook’s “Supreme Court” will decide on whether individual pieces of content should be allowed on the site. Facebook has said the board’s remit will in the future include ads, groups, pages, profiles and events, but it has not specified a time frame.
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