Facebook's Oversight Board will start accepting appeals on content that users believe should be removed. The Board, which acts as a court of appeals of sorts for the social media giant, has so far only been accepting appeals from users whose content had already been taken down, requesting reinstatement. Facebook's Oversight Board was first proposed in November 2018, in an attempt to address the growing criticism around Facebook's lacklustre content moderation effort. The Board would review content moderation decisions by Facebook, and its decisions would be binding on the company. In the six months that it has been operational, the Board has received more than 300,000 user appeals. How can one appeal for content takedowns? Users would initially have to appeal for content takedowns through Facebook's own system. However, if they are not satisfied with Facebook's decision, they can approach the Board. "After you have exhausted Facebook’s appeals process, you will receive an Oversight Board Reference ID in your support inbox and can appeal the decision to the Board. You can appeal decisions on posts and statuses, as well as photos, videos, comments and shares." — Oversight Board statement The Board will select cases that are of "critical importance to public discourse" and affect many users. It can combine appeals on the same content on Facebook and Instagram. A five-member panel will then deliberate on the case and issue a judgement within 90 days. MediaNama's take: Oversight Board is a glorified content moderator, not an answer to Facebook's problems The Oversight Board,…
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