Onus Back on Zuckerberg After Facebook Panel Punts
Thursday, 06 May 2021 07:54 PM
Facebook's top executives set up an independent oversight board to avoid having to make tough decisions about explosive content – but the panel's first major ruling on former President Donald Trump sent the ball right back into Mark Zuckerberg's court.
The panel Wednesday opted to uphold the ban on Trump's use of the leading social media network, saying Facebook was right to oust him, but sidestepped an overall decision on whether he will ever be allowed back.
It gave the company 6 months to justify why his ban should be permanent – leaving a grenade in Zuckerberg's lap on the issue of free speech, and spotlighting weaknesses in the platform's plan for self-regulation.
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