Facebook was not “fully forthcoming” about a program it has in place that exempts high-profile users from its rules, according to the company’s oversight board.
on Thursday accusing the embattled social media company of downplaying and refusing to share information on a program it has in place that exempts high-profile users from its rules.... [+]
the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33, after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign.
One example was that Facebook did not mention the “XCheck” program when asked by the board about its decision to ban former President Donald Trump, only referencing it when asked directly “whether Mr. Trump’s page or account had been subject to ordinary content moderation processes.” Facebook downplayed how often the “XCheck” systems were used, eventually walking back statements about it impacting only a “small number of decisions,” and also refused to provide “meaningful transparency” about the criteria that results in a page or profile becoming part of the program, the board said.
The oversight board said it has launched a review of “XCheck” at the request of Facebook and will draft recommendations on how to overhaul the system.“The credibility of the Oversight Board, our working relationship with Facebook, and our ability to render sound judgements on cases all depend on being able to trust that information provided to us by Facebook is accurate, comprehensive, and paints a full picture of the topic at hand,” said the oversight board.
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