GoKawiilSix of nine independent advisers quit Meta-led GIFCT anti-terrorism board
Six of the nine independent experts on the advisory committee for the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism resigned Monday, according to a letter and interviews reviewed by WIRED. The move follows a July email from Meta content policy VP Nell McCarthy proposing changes that would let tech companies pick new committee members and bar the group from evaluating GIFCT's own performance or issuing collective recommendations.
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The restructuring would shift oversight power from independent counterterrorism and free-speech specialists to the tech companies they were meant to scrutinize, since Meta chairs GIFCT's operating board. The departing advisers argue this could reduce the committee to a symbolic body unable to hold platforms accountable, raising questions about how seriously major platforms intend to police extremist content going forward.
- 6 of 9 independent GIFCT advisory committee members resigned Monday.
- Meta proposed letting tech firms pick new advisers instead of elections, and barring the group from assessing GIFCT's effectiveness.
- Resigning members say the plan would turn the committee into a 'decorative' body unable to scrutinize or recommend policy.
Source: wired.com — Paresh Dave, 2026-09-28
Published there as: “Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers”
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