Meta’s Oversight Board Is Worried Meta’s New Policies Will Harm Human Rights

On Wednesday, Meta’s Oversight Board called on the company to evaluate how recent policy change’s may negatively impact human rights. The Board’s request comes alongside its publication of its first 11 case decisions following Meta’s sweeping policy changes at the start of the year. Meta’s January policy changes included overhauling content moderation, lifting restrictions on hot button political topics like immigration, and ending third party fact-checking in favor of X-style community notes. When announcing its policy changes, Meta said that its platforms are meant to be somewhere “people can express themselves freely” — even if things gets ugly. In a video statement, CEO Mark Zuckerberg added that, “[W]e’ve reached a point where it’s just too many mistakes and too much censorship. The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech.” In Wednesday’s press release, the board expressed concern about Meta’s updated policies, noting that ... Read full article.