Facebook has been accused in recent weeks of demoting or blocking content on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war, sparking outrage in both Israeli and Palestinian communities while drawing accusations of censorship.
Now, Facebook's own semi-independent Oversight Board has weighed in on the side of those concerned users.
According to the Board, Facebook's automated content moderation tools went too far and removed violent posts related to the conflict that users should have been able to see.
The cases, which involved video of an Israeli hostage and Palestinian casualties of an airstrike, was the Board's first expedited ruling, taking 12 days rather than the usual 90.
Thankfully, Facebook agreed to the Board's ruling and reinstated the posts, though it has slapped a warning label on them and demoted them in users' feeds.
While that's a step in the right direction, it's still troubling that Facebook has so much power to control what news users are allowed to see.
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This Cyber News was published on facecrooks.com. Publication date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:43:05 +0000