Facebook to Create Independent Appeals Body for Content Decisions
November 15 2018 - 4:14PM
Dow Jones News
Facebook Inc. (FB) said Thursday the company will "create a new
way for people to appeal content decisions to an independent body,
whose decisions would be transparent and binding."
In a blog post, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said "The
purpose of this body would be to uphold the principle of giving
people a voice while also recognizing the reality of keeping people
safe."
The company has been facing criticism over its handling of fake
news and other crises, including misinformation from Russian and
other actors during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Mr. Zuckerberg wrote that the use of artificial intelligence
was: "The single most important improvement in enforcing our
policies," but admitted "to be clear, the state of the art in AI is
still not sufficient to handle these challenges on its own."
Addressing the creation of the independent appeals body, Mr.
Zuckerberg said: "Starting today, we're beginning a consultation
period to address the hardest questions," which he said include how
to select members of the group, how to ensure their independence
and how to pick from the potentially millions of appeals that could
be made.
He also said: "Over time, I believe this body will play an
important role in our overall governance. Just as our board of
directors is accountable to our shareholders, this body would be
focused only on our community. Both are important, and I believe
will help us serve everyone better over the long term."
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 15, 2018 15:59 ET (20:59 GMT)
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