Facebook’s supervisory board will now process content removal requests, in addition to content restoration requests.
The call is made from the site of the supervisory board of Facebook. © Facebook
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Facebook announced it on Tuesday via a blog post, users will now be able to appeal to the supervisory board of the social network to remove content. The old appeal process could only be used to restore deleted content on Facebook or Instagram.
What is the supervisory board?
Called Oversight Board in English, the supervisory board is the body created by Facebook to promote freedom of expression, and to decide what to remove or leave on the social networks managed by Facebook.
Currently composed of 19 members (10 men and 9 women), each representing a country, it will be enlarged to 40 members from various disciplines such as journalism, law, politics, etc.
The 5 main principles of the supervisory board are as follows:
- 1. Freedom of expression
- 2. Authenticity
- 3. Security
- 4. Confidentiality
- 5. Dignity
How to appeal?
You can appeal to the Supervisory Board if you’ve ever asked Facebook or Instagram to review a decision related to your content, and you don’t agree with the decision.
To be eligible, the following criteria must be met:
To make a call, simply go to the dedicated page of the Facebook supervisory board site.
A gradual deployment
“As with all Facebook products, we will roll out the ability to appeal to the Supervisory Board to people around the world in waves, to ensure the stability of the product experience for users. We expect everyone on Facebook and Instagram to be able to appeal to remove content in the coming weeks. ”
While waiting for everyone to have access to it, Facebook’s supervisory board will determine more precisely the terms of eligibility to be able to appeal.
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