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Factbox: Here's what Facebook's oversight board says the corporate ought to do

Facebook Inc's independent oversight board made its first binding choices on Thursday, overruling the corporate's movements in 4 of the 5 circumstances it reviewed. https://www.oversightboard.com/knowledge/165523235084273-announcing-the-oversight-board-s-first-case-decisions
Facebook Inc's independent oversight board made its first binding decisions on Thursday, overruling the company's actions in four of the five cases it reviewed. https://www.oversightboard.com/news/165523235084273-announcing-the-oversight-board-s-first-case-decisions

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