Experts have criticized the watchdog’s response to Meta’s major overhaul of fact-checking. But was it ever a real check on power in the first place? When Meta established its Oversight Board to adjudicate on decisions it made about removing content from its platforms in 2020, the goal was for the select group of individuals from the media, civil society, and academia, to act as a check on the tech company’s decisions.
What Does Meta’s Oversight Board Even Do?
Chris Stokel-Walker, Fast Company
Fri, 01/10/2025 - 8:11am
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Experts have criticized the watchdog’s response to Meta’s major overhaul of fact-checking. But was it ever a real check on power in the first place?
01/9/2025 - 9:11 pm | View Link - Meta oversight board flags concerns over axing fact-checkers
Schmidt, has expressed "serious concerns" about the potential fallout from Meta's decision to discontinue third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram. She fears the move could negatively ...
01/9/2025 - 10:23 am | View Link - 'Huge problems' with Instagram and Facebook changes, says oversight board
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.
01/8/2025 - 11:11 pm | View Link - Meta oversight board frustrated with decision to kill moderation
Schmidt, co-chairwoman of the Meta oversight board, said she is "very concerned" about the decision to ditch independent fact-checkers.
01/8/2025 - 7:31 am | View Link - New Michigan House leader plans 'unprecedented' oversight effort
The GOP speaker-elect plans to grant broad subpoena power to an expanded House Oversight Committee to scrutinize the actions of Michigan government.
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