Earlier this year, Meta rolled back many of its censorship policies. Now, however, the company’s oversight board has expressed indignation. Will Meta be able to stand strong amid criticism and pushback?

From The Daily Wire. Meta’s Oversight Board expressed indignation at the social media giant for its January policy overhaul that axed fact-checking and eased restrictions on discussions about immigration and gender identity.

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The independent oversight board railed against the company for implementing the changes “hastily” with supposedly no transparency about “what, if any, prior human rights due diligence” was performed. …

Since President Trump’s election to a second term, the Meta CEO has been working to mend fences and roll back a decade of content policies that prohibited “hate speech” and supposed misinformation that conservatives have long criticized as biased.

As part of the January policy overhaul, Meta scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program, replacing third-party partnerships with a Community Notes tool similar to Elon Musk’s X, per Reuters.

In addition, Meta removed restrictions on “hate speech” towards LGBT individuals, and also announced it would stop proactively scanning platforms for “less severe policy violations,” instead focusing its automated systems only on serious content like terrorism and child exploitation.

Among its 17 recommendations, the board requested that Meta improve enforcement of its bullying policies while clarifying which hateful ideologies remain banned.

The board expressed concern about potential impacts in countries experiencing conflicts, urging Meta to “assess whether the changes could have uneven consequences globally.” …

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Julio Lopez/Pexels)