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The Oversight Board expands its scope

From 'leave it up' to 'take it down,' all over again

Casey Newton
Apr 15, 2021
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Facebook logo is seen on a smartphone as Oversight Board at the background in Ankara, Turkey on May 07, 2020. (Photo by Hakan Nural/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The story of American social networks is one of companies gradually shifting from fighting really hard to keep posts up to fighting equally hard to take them down. Facebook’s independent Oversight Board, which began hearing cases last year, is following a similar path.

At launch, the board could only hear appeals from people wh…

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