The Oversight Board’s mission is to improve how Meta treats people and communities around the world. We apply Facebook, Instagram and Threads’ content standards in a way that protects …

From academics to policymakers and journalists, each Member brings a unique perspective that can help to improve how Meta moderates content on its platforms.

The Oversight Board is a body that makes consequential precedent-setting content moderation decisions on the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, in a form of "platform self …

Sep 10, 2024 · Meta created the Oversight Board to help us resolve some of the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online: what to take down, what to leave up and why.

May 27, 2025 · The Oversight Board reviews Meta’s content decisions to see if the company acted in line with its own policies, values and human rights commitments. The Board can …

Nov 12, 2024 · Meta created the Oversight Board to bring accountability to difficult decisions about what content should stay up and what should come down.

Feb 27, 2025 · The Oversight Board can issue recommendations for Meta’s content policies and how we enforce our policies on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Nov 8, 2022 · Mark Zuckerberg set up the panel to investigate how his company handles controversial posts. Now its members want to transform how social platforms work. On the …

Jun 27, 2024 · Today, under the cloud of recent funding cuts, the Oversight Board has published its annual report, which shows how its decisions have impacted Meta policies, and what it’s …

May 28, 2025 · This proposal comes just over a month after Meta’s Oversight Board expressed its concern over the company’s shift in policy on regulating content, which was announced in …