The Meta Supervisory Council, the independent team created to assist META with content of moderation of content, is issued on Tuesday the answer In the new hate speech policies of the Social Media Society announced in January.
The Board of Directors says Meta’s new policies “were hurriedly announced in a deviation from the regular process”, and called on the company to provide more information on its rules. In addition, the Board of Directors asked Meta to evaluate the impact of its new policies on vulnerable groups of users, report these findings publicly and inform the Board of Directors every six months.
The Board of Directors says it is in discussions with Meta to formulate events control policies in areas outside the US as well.
A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump assumed duties, Meta Mark Zuckerberg CEO launched a revision of the company’s moderation policies in an effort to allow “more speech” on Facebook, Instagram and issues. As part of this push, Meta put back the hate speech rules that protect immigrants and LGBTQIA+ users on all platforms.
Concerning Meta’s new policies, the Board of Directors states that it issued 17 recommendations to META that, among other things, it is calling on the company to measure the effectiveness of the new Community notes system, to clarify its revised stance on half -ideologies and to improve the way it imposes violations. The Board says he also asked Meta to support the 2021 commitment At the authorities of the United Nations Guidelines for Business and Human Rights, participating with interested parties influenced by new policies. The board says Meta should have done it in the first place.
The Supervisory Council is limited to its ability to direct Meta’s broader policies. However, Meta must follow its decisions in individual positions, in accordance with the rules of the company.
Should grant to the Board of Directors a reference to consulting policy – something that has been done sometimes before – The team may have a channel to reshape the moderation of the content of the Meta.
Decisions published in 11 cases on issues on all Meta platforms-including speech against immigrants, hate speech aimed at people with disabilities and the suppression of LGBTQIA+voices-The Supervisory Council seemed to criticize many new Zucker. Meta’s January policy changes did not affect the outcome of these decisions, the Council said.
In two American cases of videos from female transsexuals on Facebook and Instagram, the Board of Directors confirmed Meta’s decision to abandon the content, despite users’ reports. However, the Board of Directors recommends Meta to remove the term “transgenderism” from its hatred policy.
The Board of Directors overturned Meta’s decision to leave three positions on Facebook on riots against immigration that occurred in the United Kingdom during the summer of 2024.
