Meta's Oversight Board Expands to Include Threads
The independent group will now review content moderation decisions for Threads, aiming to enhance transparency and protect human rights.
- Meta Platforms' Oversight Board has announced it will now include Threads under its purview, allowing users to appeal the company's content moderation decisions.
- The Oversight Board, created to review Facebook and Instagram's content decisions, will apply Instagram's community guidelines to Threads.
- The board aims to improve transparency, respect for freedom of expression, and other human rights on the social media platform.
- Users dissatisfied with Meta's moderation decisions on Threads can appeal to the Oversight Board, which can issue binding rulings.
- The expansion to Threads is part of the board's effort to provide independent accountability and set standards for content moderation.