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Facebook Oversight Board On Removing Objectionable Content Announces Members

The company has faced criticism in recent years for its handling of issues ranging from user privacy to policing hate speech to stopping the spread of disinformation.

An independent oversight board for the social media giant Facebook announced its initial 20 members today in a New York Times opinion piece.

The company has faced criticism for its handling to to . The oversight board will make final decisions on whether specific content should be removed from Facebook.

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