Meta’s Oversight Board, the company’s independent group created to help with sensitive policy decisions, is preparing to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads handle hate speech, Engadget reported.
Zuckerberg announced an overhaul of its content moderation policies in January, shortly before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, as part of an effort to allow “more speech” on its platforms. That effort included Meta rolling back hate speech rules that protected immigrants and LGBTQ users on its apps.
Meta’s Oversight Board has four open cases concerning hateful speech, and the board plans to use those cases to examine the company’s new policies, Engadget reported.
Meta has a mixed track record for taking the Oversight Board’s recommendations. Meta must follow the board’s decisions on individual posts, per the company’s own rules, but the group has limited sway on general policies.