Sophie Zhang (张学菲)Dec 6, 2022

The FB Oversight Board is now calling for separating the judiciary branch at FB (judging cases, Xcheck lists) from the lobbyists. They haven't yet specifically opined on the legislative/executive branch functions also possessed by the lobbyists (writing community standards and approving execution of them via code proposals.)

Very interesting to see how FB reacts. Alex Stamos, Samidh, myself, and others have been advocating this for years.

#facebook #meta #oversightboard #socialmedia #xcheck

SuryaOct 11, 2022

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zeruchOct 23, 2021
"Company research also revealed in an undated document that #XCheck — the “cross-check” program created to prevent “pr fires” by imposing an extra layer of #oversight when the accounts of #politicians and other users with large followings faced enforcement action — had devolved into a widely abused “white list” that effectively placed the powerful largely beyond the reach of company policies." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/22/jan-6-capitol-riot-facebook
heise online (inoffiziell)Sep 22, 2021
Facebooks Oversight Board hat sich nach den Vorwürfen des Wall Street Journal eingeschaltet, um sich Ausnahmeregeln für Prominente im XCheck-Programm anzusehen.
Facebook: Aufsichtsgremium will etwaige Sonderbehandlung von Promis überprüfen
Facebook: Aufsichtsgremium will etwaige Sonderbehandlung von Promis überprüfen

Facebooks Oversight Board hat sich nach den Vorwürfen des Wall Street Journal eingeschaltet, um sich Ausnahmeregeln für Prominente im XCheck-Programm anzusehen.

Victor VenemaSep 17, 2021

#Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret Elite That’s Exempt. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-files-xcheck-zuckerberg-elite-rules-11631541353

Facebook's quality control is so bad that mistakes regularly produce bad PR.

So they set up a system with manual controls #XCheck for millions of elite accounts. This list is so long that humans only review a small part of the warnings and many are (effectively) above the rules.

Facebook has been lying about this to governments, authorities and even their own review board.

Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret Elite That’s Exempt.

A program known as XCheck has given millions of celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users special treatment, a privilege many abuse

The Wall Street Journal
Anubis2814Sep 16, 2021
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#Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret #Elite That’s Exempt.


source: archive.md/TtKZB#selection-393…The program, known as “cross check” or “XCheck,” was initially intended as a quality-control measure for actions taken against high-profile accounts, including celebrities, politicians and journalists. Today, it shields millions of #VIP users from the company’s normal #enforcement process, the documents show. Some users are “whitelisted”—rendered immune from enforcement actions—while others are allowed to post rule-violating material pending Facebook employee reviews that often never come.#Internet #economy #news #fail #rules #xcheck #whitelist
#Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a S...

#Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret #Elite That’s Exempt. source: https://archive.md/TtKZB#selection-393.5-393.97 The program, known as “cross check” or “XCheck,” was initially intended as a quality-control measure for actions taken against high-profile accounts, including celebrities, politicians and journalists. Today, it shields millions of #VIP users from the company’s normal #enforcement process, the documents show. Some users are “whitelisted”—rendered immune from enforcement actions—while others are allowed to post rule-violating material pending Facebook employee reviews that often never come. #Internet #economy #news #fail #rules #xcheck #whitelist