Oversight board for Facebook decisions a ‘good thing,’ say MPs after body upholds Trump ban

While ‘well-intentioned,’ members of Facebook’s appeal board ultimately serve ‘at the pleasure’ of the tech giant, says one expert.

Liberal MPs John McKay and Ken Hardie, pictured in 2019 and 2017, respectively, commended Facebook for setting up an appeals process where users can take up their complaints with the company to another body.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

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BY PALAK MANGAT

May 13, 2021

The Facebook Oversight Board’s recent decision to uphold the company’s suspension of former U.S. president Donald Trump is earning passing grades from some Hillites, though one expert is more critical, likening its formation to a “PR stunt.”

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