Facebook’s Federalist Papers
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Slate Magazine
Publication Date
6-27-2019
Abstract
(Excerpt)
Every week it seems there is a new controversy about content on tech platforms: Alex Jones deplatforming; YouTube’s decision to not take down the conservative commentator Steven Crowder; Facebook’s decision to keep up the “drunk Nancy Pelosi” video. All stem from initial policy decisions made in some glass-walled office in Menlo Park that end up rippling around the world; and then result in a global online explosion that seems to be heard everywhere but Silicon Valley.
In November, Facebook announced the most ambitious and proactive idea of how to deal with these issues and rebuild trust in the way these consequential decisions are being made. It proposed an independent Oversight Board to hear disputes regarding the platform’s Community Standards and give transparent and binding decisions.
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Originally pubished at: https://slate.com/technology/2019/06/facebook-oversight-board-community-standards-federalist-papers.html