PinnedReal Facebook Oversight Board Issues Seven Urgent Demands of Meta to Protect 2022 US ElectionUrgent Action Needed By Meta to Safeguard 2022 U.S. Election, Halt Flood of Disinformation and Extremist Content 18 October — With increasing reports showing that Meta is unprepared and unwilling to take the steps necessary to safeguard the 2022 U.S. Midterm elections, the Real Facebook Oversight Board is urgently calling…2 min read2 min read
Feb 1Torrent of Litigation, Disinformation Make Meta A Growing Risk for Shareholders in Q4 Full of Harms1 February 2023 — The Real Facebook Oversight Board issued the following statement for attribution ahead of Meta’s Q4 2022 earnings calls today - Eyes will be on Meta’s profits today, but what about Meta’s social impact? For Meta shareholders and global democracy, the real costs of Q4 2022 aren’t…Meta2 min readMeta2 min read
Jan 24Re-platforming Trump on Facebook Is a Grave Threat to Democracy; “He Has Put Down the Dog Whistle and Picked Up a Bullhorn”Meta Can Still Act to Protect Its Users, Even if The Oversight Board Wouldn’t; RFOB Members Weigh In on Dangerous Precedent if Trump is Allowed Back On 24 January 2023 — As Meta continues to debate whether or not to allow former President Donald Trump back on its platforms, the…Trump4 min readTrump4 min read
Dec 20, 2022SEC Testimony Obtained by RFOB Shows Zuckerberg Misled Congress, Knew Far More About Cambridge Analytica Than Previously AcknowledgedCambridge Edited Out of 2017 Speech; Discussed in Emails. Timeline Contradicts 2019 Testimony in Front of AOC, Congress. 20 December 2022 — After over a year of delays, Zamaan Qureshi, policy advisor for the Real Facebook Oversight Board and American University student, won a Freedom of Information Act battle with…Zuckerberg5 min readZuckerberg5 min read
Oct 28, 2022An Oversight Board Didn’t Work for Meta — and It Won’t Work for TwitterMusk’s “Content Council” is No Substitute for Real, Independent Regulation and Oversight 28 October — Trying to skirt regulation and real oversight, Meta in 2020 established its “Oversight Board,” a content moderation council without independence from the company or a mandate to make real changes to disinformation and hate speech…2 min read2 min read
Oct 26, 2022Ahead of Quarterly Earnings Call, Real Facebook Oversight Board Releases Meta Quarterly Harms Report for Q3 2022: Four Alarm Fire for DemocracyResearch Shows Meta Continuing to Act as a Platform for Extremists, Far-Right Politics; Wholly Unprepared for 2022 US Midterms 26 October — Following the conclusion of Facebook’s third quarter in this financial year, the Real Facebook Oversight Board is publishing our Quarterly Harms Report. The report is a compilation of…Meta2 min readMeta2 min read
Sep 29, 2022Real Facebook Oversight Board is Hiring Interns!EXTENDED: Applications are due by February 15, 2023. Are you a student interested in Facebook accountability? The Real Facebook Oversight Board (RFOB) is hiring interns for Spring 2023! RFOB is a group of prominent global experts, journalists, and academics, some of whom are the company's fiercest critics, looking to hold…2 min read2 min read
Sep 29, 2022Amnesty Report: Facebook promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations28 September — An alarming new report out today from Amnesty International documents how “Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people.” The Social Atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya…Meta2 min readMeta2 min read
Sep 26, 2022Meta Oversight Board Claims to Care About India — While Meta Whitewashes Rights Abuses In India — Oversight Board Playing “Whack a Mole”Message to Oversight Board Members: “If you care about rights in India, and have any integrity about your role, you’ll act with courage and ask Meta to release its full HRIA.” 26 September — The Facebook/Meta Oversight Board today asked for public feedback on a new case in India, related…India2 min readIndia2 min read
Sep 16, 2022Oversight Board Speaks — Will Meta Listen?New Cases Highlight Limitations of Facebook’s Oversight Board, Which is Barred from Addressing Meta’s Whitewashed Human Rights Report 16 September 2022 — The Real Facebook Oversight Board issued the following statement about the new docket of Facebook Oversight Board cases - The Facebook Oversight Board is speaking out about automated…Metaverse2 min readMetaverse2 min read
