Facebook names luminaries to its 'Supreme Court' - its new independent content oversight board
Members are former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, constitutional law experts and rights advocates
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FACEBOOK'S new content oversight board will include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights advocates among its first 20 members, the company announced on Wednesday.
The independent board, which some have dubbed Facebook's "Supreme Court", will be able to overturn decisions by the company and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on whether individual pieces of content should be allowed on Facebook and Instagram.
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