Exclusive: Meta has discussed ending funding to the Oversight Board
Shifting priorities and budget pressures could bring an end to the company’s experiment in independent governance, sources say
Meta has told members of its independent Oversight Board that the company may stop funding it after 2028, sources familiar with the situation told Platformer.
Meta reduced funding to the board significantly this year and has signaled that it will do so again in 2027 and 2028, sources said, and staff members are bracing for another round of layoffs.
The sides are currently negotiating a compromise that would allow the board’s work to continue in some form. But a raft of options remain on the table, including a break with Meta that would see the board’s trust create a new entity that performs similar work for other tech platforms.
The news comes at a time when Meta has been shifting more of its trust and safety functions from humans to automated systems and as the company looks to cut costs to support its AI infrastructure buildout. Sources tell Platformer that Meta’s referrals of cases and policy questions to the board have slowed in recent months.
