Facebooks self-styled oversight board selects first circumstances, most coping with hate speech

A Fb -funded body that the tech huge set up to distance itself from tough and more than likely reputation-damaging content material subject material moderation picks has presented the main package of circumstances it might take into accout. In a press release on its internet website online the Fb Oversight Board (FOB) says it sifted by the use of mo…
A Facebook -funded body that the tech giant set up to distance itself from tricky and potentially reputation-damaging content moderation decisions has announced the first bundle of cases it will consider. In a press release on its website the Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) says it sifted through mo…Original article
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