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Facebooks oversight physique overturns 4 takedowns and points a slew of coverage strategies

Facebook’s self-regulatory ‘Oversight Board’ (FOB) has delivered its first batch of possible choices on contested content material subject matter moderation possible choices just about two months after opting for its first instances. A long time inside the making, the FOB is a section of Facebook’s crisis PR push to distance its bu…
Facebook’s self-regulatory ‘Oversight Board’ (FOB) has delivered its first batch of decisions on contested content moderation decisions almost two months after picking its first cases. A long time in the making, the FOB is part of Facebook’s crisis PR push to distance its bu…

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