Meta's Oversight Board receives another 13 million US dollars

Meta's Oversight Board is to review difficult and fundamental moderation decisions. The internet company has now secured operations until 2028.

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Martin Holland

Meta's Oversight Board has surprisingly received an additional 13 million US dollars from the internet company. This secures the operation of the supervisory body until 2028, explained its co-chair Paolo Carozza in a statement. In it, he also assures that Meta has reaffirmed its commitment to continue cooperating with the institution. Difficult cases will continue to be forwarded to the Board in the future, and advice on general policy issues will be accepted. Furthermore, Meta will continue to publicly respond to recommendations for change. The money will flow into the irrevocable trust fund. The sum was made public by Reuters, among others.

Criticism of Meta Again and Again

The Oversight Board is a body independent of Meta, where users can complain about content deletions they deem unfair. The body is intended as the next level of escalation, especially for difficult or fundamental cases. Meta services such as Facebook itself can also ask this oversight board to review the company's decisions. The first members were appointed six years ago; the first members were appointed, and it currently includes journalist Alan Rusbridger and Danish politician Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

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According to the news agency Reuters, Meta most recently made at least 30 million US dollars available for the body in 2024, which was intended to secure its operation until 2027. Now there is a significant increase for another year. The Oversight Board has repeatedly issued, at times sharp, criticism of Meta's decisions. For example, at the beginning of 2024, the body pointed out that Meta's guidelines for dealing with AI-manipulated content merely target the use of the technology while neglecting the impact images can have. Specifically, it was about an alleged video of then-US President Joe Biden at the time.