Facebook's Oversight Board decision on Trump's suspension will set important precedents for online deplatforming and for the Board's long-term legitimacy
meaning, even if they uphold the decision to suspend, the way they handle the case, decide on their jurisdiction, and consider the breadth of the issue presented will be important going forward. https://twitter.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @persily A key question for me is whether the board establishes some kind of precedent that can relied upon by other world leaders (and their beleaguered citizens) or if the outcome is narrowly targeted just at Trump. Not that useful if the latter. Fabio Chiusi / @fabiochiusi : “The board's policy guidance, if taken seriously by Facebook, could have dramatic consequences for politics and societies from the Philippines to Brazil to Ethiopia and beyond” — @evelyndouek https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... Iain Levine / @iainlevine : Super speedy and thoughtful piece from @evelyndouek on the significance of @Facebook decision to refer the suspension of the Trump account to @OversightBoard - mention of “global ripple effects” especially significant https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... @fboversight : “Like Schrödinger's cat, it's still unclear if the Oversight Board is dead or alive”. Always worth reading @evelyndouek who has followed the [other] @OversightBoard closer than most https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... Colin Crowell / @colincrowell : Basically a 20-member group of the unelected, who were selected by the corporate unelected, will decide whether the democratically elected can talk directly to constituents on a major Internet platform. TBD in a quasi-public, extra-judicial process🤔A smart, helpful dive here: ↘️ https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's a sharp, clear explainer on what it means for FB's Oversight Board to review the Trump ban; which parts will be binding (or at least “binding") and which not; and why it all matters—from one of the outside experts who has followed this most closely. https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... Quinta Jurecic / @qjurecic : .@evelyndouek argued last week that Facebook should make this referral. Read her take @lawfareblog on what comes next: https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
I actually think this will be the Oversight Board's Marbury v Madison moment — meaning, even if they uphold the decision to suspend, the way they handle the case, decide on their jurisdiction, and consider the breadth of the issue presented will be important going forward. https:…
@persily A key question for me is whether the board establishes some kind of precedent that can relied upon by other world leaders (and their beleaguered citizens) or if the outcome is narrowly targeted just at Trump. Not that useful if the latter.
“The board's policy guidance, if taken seriously by Facebook, could have dramatic consequences for politics and societies from the Philippines to Brazil to Ethiopia and beyond” — @evelyndouek https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ...
Super speedy and thoughtful piece from @evelyndouek on the significance of @Facebook decision to refer the suspension of the Trump account to @OversightBoard - mention of “global ripple effects” especially significant https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
“Like Schrödinger's cat, it's still unclear if the Oversight Board is dead or alive”. Always worth reading @evelyndouek who has followed the [other] @OversightBoard closer than most https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ...
Basically a 20-member group of the unelected, who were selected by the corporate unelected, will decide whether the democratically elected can talk directly to constituents on a major Internet platform. TBD in a quasi-public, extra-judicial process🤔A smart, helpful dive here: ↘️ …
Here's a sharp, clear explainer on what it means for FB's Oversight Board to review the Trump ban; which parts will be binding (or at least “binding") and which not; and why it all matters—from one of the outside experts who has followed this most closely. https://www.lawfareblog…
.@evelyndouek argued last week that Facebook should make this referral. Read her take @lawfareblog on what comes next: https://www.lawfareblog.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...