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A protestor holds a sign reading, “Digital Right is Human Right” during a demonstration at Ojota in Lagos on June 12, 2021. Other protestors stand in the background.

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is a Bellwether Case for Internet Freedom

When Twitter removed his post, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria banned the site. Other leaders may follow suit.

Jun. 24, 2021 Kian Vesteinsson

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.

A Deeper Dive: Facebook’s Response to Oversight Board on Trump May Be Less Than It Appears

A deeper dive shows the company is not ready to engage with the board's most far-reaching recommendations,

Jun. 21, 2021 Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer

A phone screen shows a statement by Trump on May 5, 2021. Another screen in the background shows an image of Trump. The statement text reads, “What Facebook, Twitter, and Google have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our country. Free Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States because the Radical Left Lunatics are afraid of the truth, but the truth will come out anyway, bigger and stronger than ever before. The People of our Country will not stand for it! These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Electoral Process.”

For Facebook’s Sake: Getting Conversant with Human Rights

The Facebook Oversight Board decision on former President Trump has helped bring into sharper focus what international law scholars and lawyers have long understood: international…

Jun. 10, 2021 Deborah Pearlstein

With an image of himself on a screen in the background, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Senate Report on January 6 Points to Need to Investigate Role of Social Media in Insurrection

Hendrix identifies three lines of inquiry for an investigation to follow.

Jun. 9, 2021 Justin Hendrix

World leaders are seen remotely on a screen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders in the East Room of the White House April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Ban in a Global Context: The Treatment of Political Leaders

The future of Facebook's treatment of political leaders across the world

May 17, 2021 Chinmayi Arun

A Myanmarese policeman, who fled Myanmar and crossed illegally to India, looks at a picture of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on his social media at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoram on March 13, 2021. Other people sit on the ground nearby.

Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: The Other De-Platforming We Should Have Been Talking About

Facebook has been moderating the Myanmar military's Facebook access for years. The military still used the platform to effectuate its coup. What can we learn from this failure…

May 11, 2021 Jenny Domino

Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen.

Facebook’s Oversight Board Didn’t Solve the Content Moderation Riddle. We Shouldn’t Be Surprised.

The release of the Facebook Oversight Board’s report led to countless hot takes as well as thoughtful analysis. Why, then, has it seemed like such a letdown?

May 10, 2021 April Falcon Doss

Video evidence of Trump’s incitement of the January 6th attack on the Capitol is presented during Trump’s second impeachment trial. The video shows Trump at a podium speaking to the insurrectionists on January 6th.

Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Sets Up New Tests

The board made critical recommendations: that Facebook reckon with its own role in amplifying content and overhaul its approach to high-reach accounts.

May 7, 2021 Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer

Trump against a dark background. People appear behind him.

The Facebook Oversight Board’s Trump Ban Decision Is About More Than Trump

The Oversight Board must grapple with algorithmic decision-making and whether politicians' speech ought to be governed by special rules, with implications for political speech…

May 4, 2021 Tess Graham

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs after testifying before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

A Dozen Experts with Questions Congress Should Ask the Tech CEOs — On Disinformation and Extremism

Experts draft specific questions — on disinformation and extremism — for Congress to ask Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai…

Mar. 25, 2021 Yaël Eisenstat and Justin Hendrix

A man browses Facebook on his smart phone after the mobile internet went back online in Kampala, Uganda, on January 18, 2021. He stands next to a stack of tires.

Oversight Board’s First Rulings Show Facebook’s Rules Are a Mess

The company’s inability to enact a clear, consistent, transparent content-moderation policy may lead the board to overturn the decision to bar Trump.

Feb. 19, 2021 Faiza Patel and Laura Hecht-Felella

A laptop shows the 9News Facebook site, which is blank, on February 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Facebook has banned publishers and users in Australia from posting and sharing news content as the Australian government prepares to pass laws that will require social media companies to pay news publishers for sharing or using content on their platforms.

Facebook’s Unconscionable Action in Australia – and What It Means for the Rest of the World

The proposed law that the tech giant is fighting has problems, but Facebook’s removal of news is inexcusable.

Feb. 18, 2021 Rebecca Hamilton

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