Oversight Board: Meta’s Censorship of ‘Shaheed’ Is “Unnecessary and Disproportionate”
(Beirut, March 27, 2024) – Yesterday, the much anticipated Oversight Board decision on Meta’s approach to moderating the word “shaheed” was finally issued. The promising kick-off of the decision, stating Meta’s over-moderation as “substantially and disproportionately restricting free expression,” is indicative of the Board’s integration of the numerous public comments submitted by stakeholders in May 2023.
