The Supreme Court, set up by the world’s largest social networking site Facebook to monitor content and review whether or not to remove controversial content, has announced the start of work.
Facebook formed an independent Supreme Court-style board in May this year, dubbed the Oversight Board, and initially has 20 members from different countries.
The Oversight Board also includes Nighat Dad, head of the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) from Pakistan, and Tawakal Kirmani, a Yemeni human rights activist, journalist and Nobel Laureate from Europe. Former Danish Prime Minister Haley Thorning-Schmidt, former US Federal Court Judge Michael McNoil, former editor of the British newspaper The Guardian Alan Rasbridge and Colombian educationist Catalina Boutiro are among the 20 politicians, legal experts and educators from around the world. Writers, journalists and human rights activists.
The said body is being referred to as the ‘Supreme Court’ of the social networking site and it will function in the same way as the court and the website will have to recognize the decisions of this body.
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Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ will, in accordance with the rules and regulations, independently monitor the content published on the website and decide what kind of content should be published on the website and what kind of content. Be stopped
This body, like the Supreme Court, will also make decisions about publishing content on Instagram, including Facebook, and will provide Facebook with recommendations and lists on how content can be blocked and what kind of content. Can’t be stopped
The body will decide in the context of access to information, ethics and other important issues, including international law, human rights and state law, what content cannot be posted on Facebook or Instagram and what content cannot be blocked. Can go
The Oversight Board has now announced that it is ready to review any content removal complaint from users or organizations around the world.
According to Catalina Boutiro Marino, co-chair of the Oversight Board, her body is now ready to review applications, but she also made it clear that her team will not be able to review every complaint.
According to Catalina Boutiro Marino, due to the high number of complaints and requests, the Oversight Board will only review key requests and look at requests that involve a large number of consumers, countries or regions.
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According to him, the Oversight Board will hear applications, especially on an emergency basis, in which a large number of people will be affected by the removal or publication of any material.
How will the Oversight Board work?
Initially, 20 members of the Oversight Board have been hired; file photo: AFP
The 20-member board is also known as Facebook’s “Supreme Court” and will hear or review petitions from at least five members from any region of the world.
The application review team must have one member from the said region or country and no member can decide on any application alone.
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A member of the body had told Dawn in the past that although it was mandatory for a member of the region to be included in a request from any region, it was not necessary for a Pakistani member to take care of a request from Pakistan. Join the review committee.
According to the member, any member from Central or South Asian region can join the review committee on any request received from Pakistan.
Upon any request, the 5 members of the said committee will review and inform the Facebook management about the decision and Facebook will be bound to abide by the decision of the management committee.
The committee will also publish a global report on the number of requests received each year, stating how many requests the Facebook administration acted on and which requests were not complied with.
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The removal of all 20 members of the committee will not be the prerogative of the Facebook administration, as the board will operate independently, although the chairman and co-chairs of the board will be able to decide whether to remove the members.
The members of Facebook’s so-called “Supreme Court” body will be further expanded to a minimum of 40 members.
How to apply to the said board?
It is very important to apply to the Oversight Board for any content and any person or organization from any country in the world can apply online through the website of the said board.
Individuals or organizations wishing to apply can submit an application by clicking on this link.
There are a few conditions to apply, the most important of which is that the application must be submitted from accounts that are active and authentic and must be applied for within 15 days of the removal of the content by Facebook.