Statement: Oversight Board Complicit in Meta’s Abandonment of Fact Checking, Should Resign En Masse9 January 2025: The Real Facebook Oversight Board issued the following statement:Jan 9Jan 9
Meta’s Insane Pandering Retreat from Fact Checking Speeds Race to the BottomJust Days Ahead of Inauguration, Zuck’s Musk Envy Clears Path for Torrent of Unchecked Trump Lies; A “Cultural Tipping Point Indeed” as…Jan 7Jan 7
Meta Puts Democracy and 2024 Election at Risk As November 5th ApproachesClaiming to be Apolitical, Meta Littered with Deceptive Ads and Extremism; Advocates Urge Legislative Action; “Groundhog Day Again” as Meta…Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024
RIP Crowdtangle, As Meta Slides Further Into the Dark12 AUGUST 2024 — The Real Facebook Oversight Board issued the following statement on Wednesday’s pending shut down of Crowdtangle, a…Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 2024
Giving Up On It’s Irrelevant Oversight Board, Meta Layoffs Signal a Grim Future for Online Hate and…Layoffs Beg The Question: With $36b In Earnings Last Quarter, What’s Being Spent to Protect Safety and Democracy?Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 2024
Breaking: Indian diaspora group seals off Meta’s London HQ for “crimes against democracy” ahead of…Citizens urge immediate action to safeguard elections on Meta platformsApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 2024
Facebook Oversight Board’s “Transparency Report” Hampered by Meta’s Own Lack of Transparency21 March 2024 — Meta’s Oversight Board patted itself on the back this week when it released its “Transparency Report” for the second half…Mar 21, 2024Mar 21, 2024
Experts, Advocates Urge EU Parliament to Make Social Media Platforms “Safe by Default” in time for…Proposed rule would stop engagement-based content recommendations, a critical step to slow disinformation and toxic election contentMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 2024
Ahead of Tomorrow’s Big Tech Hearing, Advocates and Experts Urge “Safety by Design; Privacy by…“Listen to the young people harmed by these platforms — not the CEOs who want to shift blame”Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 2024
Spring 2024: Real Facebook Oversight Board is Hiring Interns!Applications are due by February 5, 2024.Jan 17, 2024Jan 17, 2024