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Fb to Release Oversight Board That Exec Says Wont Glance Like Silicon Valley

Will Fb’s new oversight board be the platform to make sure loose speech or a Giant Tech kangaroo court docket? The website’s in-house newsroom posted a developer weblog on Jan 28 which introduced the platform’s upcoming oversight board. Whilst its precise individuals shall be selected and introduced “[i]n the coming months,” Fb group of workers did expose that “the first Director of Oversight Board Administration will be Thomas Hughes.” Hughes used to be described because the “former Executive Director for Article 19, an international non-governmental organization with a focus on freedom of expression and digital rights” who will “lead the board’s administrative staff.”
Will Facebook’s new oversight board be the platform to ensure free speech or a Big Tech kangaroo court? The site’s in-house newsroom posted a developer blog on Jan 28 which announced the platform’s upcoming oversight board. While its actual members will be chosen and announced “[i]n the coming months,” Facebook staff did reveal that “the first Director of Oversight Board Administration will be Thomas Hughes.” Hughes was described as the “former Executive Director for Article 19, an international non-governmental organization with a focus on freedom of expression and digital rights” who will “lead the board’s administrative staff.”

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  1. "Facebook has taken some free speech stances that drew heavy criticism from fellow Big Tech companies, liberal commentators, and now the Democratic primary frontrunner. Former vice-president Joe Biden told The New York Times editorial board that Section 230 should be revoked, immediately for Big Tech companies. The Times called that provision pretty foundational to the internet. Biden spoke with The Times editorial board as it tried to determine which candidate to endorse as an organization. In the 80-minute discussion, Biden hammered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and threatened to repeal the legislation that was intended to protect free speech on the internet". (January 17, 2020)
  2. "LGBTQ Privilege? YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the company consults with the LBGTQ community to make sure they dont feel they are being censored. Wouldnt it be nice if conservatives had such a seemingly favored group? Wojcicki spoke to Eugene Lee Yang of The Try Guys on Dec. 16 regarding YouTubes harassment policy update and apparent efforts to appease the LGBTQ creator communitys concerns. Every single time we make a change, she emphasized, one of the factors measured is the impact on a set of LGBTQ creator videos. She also described how YouTube proclaimed it will deplatform creators, even those who have technically followed the rules, if they are perceived as repeatedly pushing the envelope of critiquing groups with a protected status". (December 19, 2019)
  3. "After taking a stand for free speech on several occasions, is Facebook now backsliding? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to take a pro-free speech stand and allowed political ads without fact-checking as early as October 2019, and amidst pressure from the left, the Big Tech CEO has even doubled down on his pro-free speech remarks. But according to sources speaking to The Washington Post, Facebook has weighed whether to label political ads to indicate they have not been fact-checked, rather than vetting what candidates say, one of a series of proposals the company has floated leading up to the 2020 election". (December 14, 2019)
  4. "Some content creators are concerned about the direction platforms are taking after recent policy change announcements. Will free speech be allowed on social media? YouTubes Vice President and Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin released a blog on Wednesday, Dec. 11, titled An update to our harassment policy. Halprin proclaimed in the blog that YouTube would be taking a harder stance on malicious insults, veiled threats via simulated violence and hate speech. Content creators ranging from gamers like PewDiePie to conservatives like Steven Crowder across the political spectrum saw this vague and slippery update as potentially damning for the platforms future". (December 16, 2019)
  5. "Facebook is taking another shot at improving its fact-check process, by adding a large group of part-time contractors to help sort information from disinformation. In an attempt to assuage the concerns of conservatives and free speech advocates wary of Big Tech bias, Facebook will be partnering with YouGov to select a politically diverse community of reviewers". (December 17, 2019)
  6. "One of the top YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the site is under threat from the very people who run it. PewDiePie addressed questions from his fans in a Dec 28 video and questioned the future of the entire platform and its relationship with its creators. Its not impossible but it doesnt seem that likely that YouTube is just gonna be the top website forever he mused. He later that the platform has alienated its creators with anti-YouTuber decisions that its gonna take them a lot to come back to a better point with the community". (December 30, 2019)
  7. "The liberal media likes to hype that a lack of social media censorship and free speech online are ruining our democracy. But podcast host Joe Rogan has a different take. The host of the Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan told Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) on the Nov. 26 episode that Big Tech companies are interfering with democracy. And Gabbard, who is suing Google for $50 million and accused the platform of suspending her campaigns advertising account at a critical period after a Democratic presidential primary debate, ostensibly agreed". (December 14, 2019)
  8. "Dave Rubin has launched two platforms on the same day, which he believes could solve the free speech and censorship problem online. In a Dec. 4 livestream, the host of the Rubin Report Dave Rubin described two platforms he created, Locals.com and the Rubin Report app, which have gone public today. Rubin said that he created the platforms to help solve the massive problems with Big Tech that we all know exist, including things like deplatforming, algorithmic suppression and shadow banning. Locals.com, he said, will be where creators, as long as they are not engaging in illegal activity, will be able to establish online communities and be fundraised by their fans. Youre going to set your rules, whatever rules you want for your community, he said". (December 14, 2019)
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