Oversight Board calls on Meta to rewrite ‘incoherent’ rules against faked videos

A misleading seven second clip of President Biden could reshape Facebook’s misinformation policies ahead of the 2024 election, but the platform — and the American electorate — are running out of time. The Oversight Board, the external advisory group that Meta created to review its moderation decisions on Facebook and Instagram, issued a decision on … Read more

House Oversight Hearing Turns Raucous When Hunter Biden Makes Unexpected Appearance

The Fox News chyron blared, “Tempers flare as Hunter Biden crashes contempt hearing.” But on Wednesday, the network was joined by the two other major news networks in focusing on the legal travails of the president’s son. Biden unexpectedly made an appearance at the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on whether to hold him in contempt … Read more

Oversight Board Criticizes Meta’s Automated Moderation in Israel-Hamas War

Today, Meta’s Oversight Board released its first emergency decision about content moderation on Facebook, spurred by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The two cases center around two pieces of content posted on Facebook and Instagram: one depicting the aftermath of a strike on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza and the other showing the kidnapping of … Read more

Mexico’s president vows to eliminate regulatory, oversight agencies, claiming they are ‘useless’

Mexico’s president wants to eliminate almost all remaining government oversight and regulatory agencies before he leaves office on Sept. 30, claiming they are “useless” and cost too much ByThe Associated Press December 11, 2023, 2:25 PM FILE – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. … Read more

Israel-Hamas Conflict Sparks Meta Oversight Board’s First Emergency Case

Today, Meta’s Oversight Board announced it would take on two expedited cases, the first ever, both dealing with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The case will look at two posts that were initially removed from and then reinstated on Instagram and Facebook for violating Meta’s policies against sharing graphic imagery and depicting dangerous … Read more

Choose Cannon jumpstarts oversight of Trump categorized paperwork case with order on safety clearances

US District Choose Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not responsible to prices introduced by particular counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling categorized data, instructing the events to get the ball rolling to acquire safety clearances for the legal professionals who will want them. In a Thursday order, Cannon … Read more