The Oversight Board (OSB) started its operations in 2020, as an initiative of the technology company Meta. Characteristics of the Board include the capacity to have a final say on whether material will be restored to the platform or not, or whether to confirm a decision to leave up a piece of content. The main task of the Board is to assess consistency between content decisions taken by Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, and their own internal (private) principles and rules. The Board can also make policy recommendations for changes in the way that the company implements its community standards and practices. The paper presents a general overview of the decisions adopted by the OSB since its creation, particularly regarding the use of international human rights to interpret the meaning and scope of Meta’s products’ values and community standards. It provides some critical insights regarding the way that the Board uses international human rights standards originally created to govern the relationship of the individual and the State and reflects on the nuances and adaptations introduced by the OSB when examining selected content moderation decisions.

Barata I Mir, J. (2022). The decisions of the oversight board from the perspective of international human rights Law, Global Freedom of Expression https://biblioteca.corteidh.or.cr/adjunto/40697

Barata I Mir,   Medios de comunicación de masas.The decisions of the oversight board from the perspective of international human rights Law, Global Freedom of Expression .  2022

Barata I Mir,   Medios de comunicación de masas.The decisions of the oversight board from the perspective of international human rights Law.  United States :  Global Freedom of Expression .  2022