The Facebook Oversight Board issues first rulings since its 2018 creation
“A lack of sufficient experts in the content moderation team in 2018 led to Facebook contributing to the genocide in Burma,” said Chris Riley, a senior fellow of internet governance at the R Street Institute. “But in this case, Facebook has taken the initiative.”
Riley noted that the filing in question distinguishes between offensive or derogatory speech and speech that “incites imminent harm,” a standard that he believes holds up on an international understanding of what free speech should be.
