Oversight Board

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

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📽️ Our Board Members and Trustees discuss how the Oversight Board went from a bold experiment to an essential institution, fundamentally changing how Meta treats its billions of users.

Read our full impact report:

👉 https://t.co/72CbFbk6LZ👈

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The Board has selected a case involving an Instagram user’s post sharing her personal experience with prescription drugs used in pregnancy and childbirth.

Visit our website to find out more about the case.

https://t.co/A8aQI2QpcL

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The Board’s first-ever evaluation of AI models and political speech assessed output from 10 major LLMs and found they are more than twice as likely to refuse requests criticizing repressive regimes compared to speech-permissive ones.

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The Board has selected a case to examine the global issue of manipulated media being used to facilitate online scams and the effectiveness of Meta’s policies to address the issue.

Visit our website to find out more about the case. 🔗
https://t.co/nFtxk9X9i9

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Estudo @OversightBoard: IAs estão suprimindo discurso político. 10 modelos, 6 empresas, 13.524 respostas analisadas. Sobre países que restringem críticas, os modelos recusaram 34% dos pedidos de conteúdo crítico, vs. 14% sobre onde não há restrições. https://t.co/CnSfj5Zl30

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The Oversight Board has published its first evaluation of leading Large Language Models (LLMs), finding some of the world’s most-used AI systems could be reinforcing and extending the censorship laws of repressive regimes to global audiences.
https://t.co/K61qe47g69

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The Oversight Board has selected two cases involving content supporting Iranian government security forces.

https://t.co/mM6BqDV1a2

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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave a reportedly AI-generated sexualized video impersonating a woman up on Instagram.

https://t.co/xanxIw3K8Z

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The Board has selected a case involving an AI-generated video of a female campaigner who was shown giving health advice she never gave.
https://t.co/rNY0MwuFa1

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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decisions to remove five pieces of content containing slurs that were used in a self-referential or positive context. Meta initially removed the content for violating its Hateful Conduct policy.

https://t.co/vDiJCIpNgJ

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Racist abuse and hate speech unfortunately increases on social media during sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup. Board Member Julie Owono responds to Meta's action on emoji-based racism.

#Meta #OversightBoard #WorldCup #ViniciusJunior #SayNoToRacism

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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off and we celebrate the beautiful game, we must not forget there is an uglier side: racist abuse and hate speech on social media that targets athletes, supporters and other users.

https://t.co/SxlofWr5dx

#OversightBoard #WorldCup

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The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to leave up a digitally created image on Facebook portraying a Jewish man laughing with the devil.

https://t.co/JClJj7OkQL

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In December 2025, we issued a decision overturning Meta’s removal of a comment on Kenyan politics including the word “tugeges.” Meta had incorrectly categorized the word as a slur.

John Okande, Programme Coordinator at @UnescoEast told us about the impact of the decision.

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The Oversight Board has upheld Meta’s decision to leave up a Facebook image showing a Russian activist’s torn passport at a press event.
https://t.co/BpSQpcqPqK

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Join us on June 30 for a virtual discussion on the impacts and realities of under-16 social media bans worldwide.

🗓 Tuesday, June 30, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM ET
✅ RSVP: https://t.co/DotedxoVDK

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Board Member Michael McConnell shares his perspective on an important moment - the Oversight Board’s first case reviewing how Meta handles disabling accounts, an urgent concern for users.

https://t.co/nuPPqgFMgN

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Our Board Member Kenji Yoshino explains the importance of the Board’s first case on account disablement, as well as what the case says Meta and other social media platforms need to do on this issue. Read more about this on our website.

https://t.co/nVHSqXhejV

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The Oversight Board has upheld Meta's decision to permanently disable an Instagram account that made death threats against a journalist. This newly published case is the first time the Board has reviewed Meta's approach to permanently disabling accounts.

https://t.co/nVHSqXhejV

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The Oversight Board has selected a case involving an apparently AI-created video of a British politician that misrepresents her views on immigration.

Find out more about the case and submit your public comments via our website: https://t.co/cHHgjppc7I

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The Board has selected two cases involving videos depicting sexual harassment on public transportation in India and Brazil.

Read more about the cases and how you can submit a public comment via our website: https://t.co/Zh2dUZOXML