The Meta Oversight Board — in a rare display — actually ruled against Facebook and Instagram’s censorship regime and stood partially in favor of free speech.
The infamously anti-free speech Oversight Board made a surprising 180-degree turnaround and rebuffed Facebook’s gambit to remove videos exposing the extent of Hamas atrocities in Israel during the Oct. 7 genocidal attack through its automated system. One video in particular was the focus of the Board’s decision, which involved a censored clip showing a woman begging Hamas terrorists for her life as they kidnapped her, along with another hostage and the message “Israel is under attack.” According to the Oversight Board, such videos should still require a warning screen but otherwise should be available for Facebook users to see and share. The Board even critiqued Meta for not fully living…
