Facebook rules are ‘shambles’, oversight board co-chairman says

McConnell also said Trump’s posts were a ‘plain violation of Facebook’s rules’ against praising dangerous individuals and organisations during a time of violence. — AFP

Facebook Inc’s internal rules for banning content are a “shambles”, and the company needs to fix the process to have credibility in enforcing them, a member of the social media giant’s independent content oversight board said.

The comments by Michael McConnell, the panel’s co-chairman, follow its decision last week to leave in place a ban on former President Donald Trump for his posts surrounding the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters on Jan 6.