“Facebook’s decision to impose an indefinite suspension wasn’t supported by their own rules. Facebook didn’t follow its own rules in not setting a time limit for Trump’s suspension, in the board’s view, and failed to follow a “clear procedure.” That’s a startling rebuke of how Facebook operates. In fact, the board has said that it was wrong for Facebook to refer the case to them at all. With its decision today, the board punted back. The biggest criticism of Facebook’s new oversight board has been that it is a way for Facebook - specifically Zuckerberg - to punt the responsibility of making difficult decisions. Facebook says it has granted the board full autonomy to make its own decisions separate from the company, and funded it with $130 million. The board is currently made up of 20 international human rights lawyers, activists, journalists, and former government officials. Facebook has “shirked its responsibilities”įacebook’s oversight board - which has been likened to its “Supreme Court” - is a quasi-judicial body that Facebook tasked with handling some of its toughest content moderation decisions. The board gave the company six months to go back to the drawing board and clarify the length of Trump’s suspension, or decide to delete his account altogether.Įssentially, the board put the long-term problem of what to do about Trump back in the hands of the person who seems to want it least: CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While the board did rule that Facebook was justified to suspend Trump in the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, it said Facebook should have clearer standards for why it did this, and it must determine how long the suspension will last. “The Board declines Facebook’s request and insists that Facebook apply and justify a defined penalty.” “In applying a vague, standardless penalty and then referring this case to the Board to resolve, Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities,” reads the ruling. In an unexpected decision, the oversight board insisted that it is not its job to decide, but Facebook’s. Donald Trump will stay off Facebook for now, Facebook’s new oversight board decided on Wednesday.
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