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

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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 18h
The Oversight Board is conducting new research to provide guidance to the technology industry on how to use large language models (LLMs) for content moderation on social media platforms. www.oversightboard.com/news/respect...
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Respecting Human Rights When Using LLMs in Content Moderation
The Oversight Board is conducting new research to provide guidance to the technology industry on how to use large language models (LLMs) for content moderation on social media platforms in a way that…
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 19h
Co-Chair Paolo Carozza discusses the Board’s open letter to the tech industry, calling out essential elements of independent oversight of AI platforms, such as transparency, multistakeholder input, a human-rights foundation and structural stability. youtu.be/_g2a5QPVNOY
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, the Oversight Board published an open letter to the tech industry calling for transparent, independent oversight of AI platforms, based on its learnings from six years of independently reviewing content governance on Meta's platforms. www.oversightboard.com/news/open-le...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Oversight Board is analyzing a case involving the posting of an Ethiopian intelligence service ID card by an activist on Facebook. www.oversightboard.com/news/policie...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Oversight Board has said in two case decisions that Meta’s safeguards are consistently and fundamentally inadequate to address the rapid rise of AI-generated content on its platforms. www.oversightboard.com
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Oversight Board is addressing a case involving a Ukrainian Facebook post that commented on migration into and out of the country. Submit your public comment before the public comment window closes at 23:59 (PST) on Tuesday 29 September. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Oversight Board has selected a case involving claims of electoral fraud in the Indian state of West Bengal. Read more about the case and submit your public comment before the window closes at 23:59 Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Tuesday 29 September. www.oversightboard.com/news/west-be...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Oversight Board co-chairs have issued a statement in response to Meta's recent announcement that it would begin testing community notes in 16 Latin American countries. Read the full statement on our website: www.oversightboard.com/news/oversig...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Board has overturned Meta’s original decisions to remove two videos from Instagram depicting graphic content from Iran published during nationwide anti-government protests. www.oversightboard.com/decision/bun...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Meta's landmark settlement in California this week raises critical questions on how tech companies protect their youngest users, says Board Member Nighat Dad. You can read Nighat's blog on our website. www.oversightboard.com/news/teen-sa...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Oversight Boad has ruled that awareness-raising content on women’s safety should be protected after reviewing two posts showing sexual harassment on public transport. Meta removed the content from Brazil and India and made it non-recommendable. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-c...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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: www.oversightboard.com/news/pregnan... #Meta #OversightBoard #pregnancy #pregnant
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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. 🔗 www.oversightboard.com/news/probing...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/news/are-llm...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
✍ Board Members Kenji Yoshino and Ronaldo Lemos have written an article for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, laying out three requirements for credible AI oversight. 👉 Read the article: www.techpolicy.press/what-ai-comp...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Responding to Dario Amodei's call for industry self-governance, Oversight Board members Kenji Yoshino and Ronaldo Lemos lay out three requirements for credible AI oversight: independent overseers, external standards, and transparency.
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What AI Companies Can Learn from the Oversight Board
AI risks demand governance that is capable of addressing complex and fast moving problems, write Oversight Board members Kenji Yoshino and Ronaldo Lemos.
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Oversight Board has selected two cases involving content supporting Iranian government security forces. www.oversightboard.com/news/potenti...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave a reportedly AI-generated sexualized video impersonating a woman up on Instagram. www.oversightboard.com/news/non-pub...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Board has selected a case involving an AI-generated video of a female campaigner who was shown giving health advice she never gave. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/decision/bun...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/decision/fb-... #OversightBoard #Meta #ContentModeration
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-c...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Join us on June 30 for a virtual discussion on the impacts and realities of under-16 social media bans worldwide. RSVP to learn about what alternative approaches may better support youth safety online. 🗓 Tuesday, June 30, 2026 ⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM ET ✅ RSVP: osbstaff.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/news/account...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-u...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-u...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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: www.oversightboard.com/pc/ai-video-...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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: www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"It felt like justice. It was the first fair decision I'd received." Watch our interview with human rights defender Jennie Dador who explains how the Board ruled Meta should take down an AI-generated post of her. Full interview on our website: www.oversightboard.com/news/it-felt... @cejil
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to leave up an Instagram comment, which mocked an individual for their use of a wheelchair. www.oversightboard.com/decision/ig-...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to remove an image that was part of a carousel honoring lesbian relationships. Read more about the case and the Board’s decision on our website. www.oversightboard.com/decision/ig-...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Board is announcing a case involving an apparent AI-generated video of Hungarian politician, Péter Magyar. Visit our website to find out more about this case and submit your public comments before 23.59 (PST) on Thursday, 7 May. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t... Hungary #Magyar
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decisions to remove four pieces of content with graphic images that were posted to raise awareness. www.oversightboard.com/decision/bun...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
“Just the fact that we are seeing this massive difference between June 2025 and March 2026 really speaks to the fact that this is a train going at full speed, and there isn't very many safety features on board,” said @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social of @witnessorg.bsky.social.
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
✍️ Read our full response to Meta’s announcement that it will use more advanced AI technologies in its content moderation: www.oversightboard.com/news/metas-l...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The Oversight Board has outlined human rights factors to guide Meta's expansion of community notes. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-p...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Read our Open Letter to Tech Platforms: www.oversightboard.com/news/decepti...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Board has overturned Meta's decision to leave up an AI-generated video on Facebook without a “High Risk AI” label. The video claimed to be from a news source and depicted extensive damage to buildings during the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-c...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
As the UK Government launches a public consultation this week on whether to ban social media for under-16s, three Oversight Board Members discuss their perspectives on what’s at stake, including for the 13 to 15-year-olds at the heart of the debate. www.oversightboard.com/news/social-...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s original decision to leave up a Facebook post in Thai stating: “Stop hiring Khmer people.” You can read more about our decision on our website (www.oversightboard.com/decision/fb-...). #OversightBoard #Meta #Cambodia #Thailand #Contentmoderation
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The Board is analyzing a case involving a reported AI-generated non-consensual sexualized video impersonating a woman. 🗣️ You can find our more and submit a public comment via our website: 👉https://www.oversightboard.com/news/board-to-address-non-consensual-ai-sexualized-impersonation/ 👈
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta's decisions to keep up two posts that use monkey emojis to express hate, discrimination and harassment towards Black people. 👉 Read the full decision and our recommendations to Meta on our website: www.oversightboard.com/news/stop-al... 👈
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🗣️ “A constitution that is about vibes, not rights.” ✍ Oversight Board Member Suzanne Nossel reacts to Anthropic's new constitution for Claude, its large language model, in a new blog. 👉 Read the full blog here: www.oversightboard.com/news/claudes... 👈 #AI #AIGovernance #OversightBoard #Claude
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
✍ Oversight Board Co-Chair, Paolo Carozza, explains how the Board is expanding its work to help Meta and the wider tech industry meet new challenges, with a particular focus on AI and the experiences of younger generations. 👉 Read about it here: www.oversightboard.com/news/what-we... 👈
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The Oversight Board has overturned Meta's decision to remove educational content from a Taiwanese police department Facebook page which warned the public about job scams. www.oversightboard.com/news/taiwan-...
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Taiwan Case Shows Need for More Action on Job Scams
The Oversight Board calls for Meta to do more to stop fraudulent on line labor recruitment, in analyzing a case on the removal of content from a Taiwanese police department warning about job scams.
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🔍 For the first time, the Oversight Board has taken a case on Meta’s approach to permanently disabling accounts – an urgent concern for Meta’s users. www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We are analyzing a case where a leading German news outlet shared an image of a torn Russian passport, with full biographical data (biodata) visible. To read more about the case and submit your public comments, visit our website www.oversightboard.com/pc/showing-p...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Oversight Board Co-Chair, Paolo Carozza, interviewed by @euronews.com about AI overwhelm and algorithmic burnout, says a key priority for the Board is protecting young people from harm while protecting their freedom to receive and impart information online. www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...
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Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
What does the Oversight Board do for online regulation? Our Board Member, Kenji Yoshino, joined a panel at this year's Web Summit to answer that and much more! #OversightBoard #Meta #OnlineSafety #HumanRights #WebSummit
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