Facebook's Oversight Board plans to launch just before US election


The Oversight Board will initially have the power to review decisions to take down posts from Facebook and Instagram, and recommend policy changes. — Reuters

Facebook Inc's long-delayed independent Oversight Board plans to launch in mid-late October, just before the November US presidential election, although a board member said he did not know whether it would hear cases related to the contest.

The board, created by Facebook in response to criticism of its handling of problematic content, will initially have the power to review decisions to take down posts from Facebook and Instagram, and recommend policy changes.

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