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Ensuring respect for free expression and human rights on Facebook and Instagram through binding decisions on content and policy recommendations.

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💬 How can Meta better support users posting content during global awareness-raising events?

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta's removal of two Instagram posts shared during Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

👉 Read the full decision: www.oversightboard.com/news/protect...
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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How can Meta better protect independent journalists in repressive environments from wrongful removal of their content?

The Oversight Board overturned Meta's removal of a Somaliland journalist's page, revealing systemic failures in mistake-prevention.

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October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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How should Meta balance protecting users from job scams while ensuring educational content isn't mistakenly removed?

We're reviewing a case where Meta removed a Taiwan police post warning about scam tactics.

Submit public comments by Nov 6:
www.oversightboard.com/news/taiwan-...
October 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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How should Meta address evolving forms of hate speech used to avoid detection by its automated systems? The Oversight Board is reviewing two new cases on the use of monkey emojis to target Black people on Facebook and Instagram.

Find out more: www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
October 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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How should platforms moderate content in armed conflict? Our latest decisions show Meta’s rules can create imbalances in the information people see from warring sides. The Board overturns Meta's removal of two posts.

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October 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to remove part of an Instagram carousel forming a political poem, posted by an Argentinian user.

To read the full decision, please visit our website www.oversightboard.com/decision/ig-...
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The Board is assessing a new case about corruption claims involving a politician’s children. Find out more and submit your comments via our website before 23.59 Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Tuesday 23 September. www.oversightboard.com/news/corrupt...
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The Board has selected two new cases for consideration about Facebook posts with puppies seemingly for sale and the impact of Meta’s Restricted Goods Policy on small businesses.

You can submit your contributions via our website: www.oversightboard.com/pc/posts-wit...
August 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The Board has selected two new cases for consideration about Facebook posts with puppies seemingly for sale and the impact of Meta’s Restricted Goods Policy on small businesses.

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#OversightBoard #Meta #Facebook #ContentModeration #Puppies
August 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The Board recommends an exception to Meta’s policy be made to allow non-sexual child abuse content at times, when shared to condemn, report or raise awareness.

For more information on the Board’s findings and decision, please visit our website: www.oversightboard.com/news/make-a-...
July 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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The Board is announcing a new case for consideration, examining political misinformation and third-party fact-checking, especially when shared during moments of heightened political tension.

You can submit your contributions to help the Board reach a decision via our website.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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The Board is announcing new cases for consideration, assessing how Meta’s policies and enforcement practices address awareness-raising content or support resources related to eating disorders and recovery.

For more information, please visit our website: www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
July 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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The Board is announcing new cases examining the impacts of Meta’s moderation on media freedom in the Horn of Africa, in the context of its approach to the governance of pages. These cases fall within the Board’s Elections and Civic Space priority.
July 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision not to label a likely manipulated audio clip of two Iraqi Kurdish politicians discussing rigging parliamentary elections, less than two weeks before the polls opened, in a highly contested and polarized election.
June 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The Oversight Board has selected a new case about a poem criticizing the Argentinian’s government treatment of marginalized groups.

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#OversightBoard #Meta #Instagram #ContentModeration #FreedomOfExpression #FreeSpeech #Argentina
June 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The Oversight Board has upheld Meta’s decisions in three cases involving posts featuring symbols often used by hate groups, but which can also have other uses.

For more information on the Board’s findings and decisions, please visit our website brnw.ch/21wTljk
June 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up a Facebook post showing an AI-manipulated video of a person who appears to be Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo endorsing an online game.

More information on the Board’s findings and decision: www.oversightboard.com/news/combat-...
June 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta in three out of four cases that demonstrate the disproportionate impacts of the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy on users who share images of bare-chested indigenous women, when such nudity is part of the Indigenous Peoples’ beliefs and customs.
June 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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The Oversight Board has announced a new case regarding a comment on a post discussing former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s candidacy in the election for the African Union’s Chairperson.

#OversightBoard #Meta #Facebook #Kenya #ContentModeration #FreedomOfExpression
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up content targeting one of Peru’s leading human rights defenders.

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#OversightBoard #Meta #Facebook #Peru #HumanRights
May 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The Board has announced two new cases involving content related to the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a designated terrorist group.
May 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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🚨 This post includes descriptions of disturbing material dealing with content about violence against minors. 🚨

The Board has announced two new cases involving videos showing teachers hitting children in school settings.

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May 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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"Protection of freedom of expression doesn't protect an immediate incitement to violence, but it does protect controversial and even offensive speech."

Paolo Carozza, Oversight Board Member, speaking to
@news.sky.com

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Meta 'too slow' during UK riots to deal with violent posts online, says independent review
Meta's oversight board says it had "strong concerns" about the tech giant's ability to moderate hateful and violent imagery in a new report.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The Oversight Board has published decisions for 11 cases, guided by our commitment to freedom of expression online and belief that Meta has a responsibility to address offline harm resulting from use of its platforms.
April 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The Board has announced a new case for consideration, involving an alleged audio call to rig elections in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Visit our website to read more about the case.
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#OversightBoard #Meta #Instagram #ContentModeration #freedomofexpression #freespeech
February 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM