Facebook rules are internally inconsistent, says oversight board leader
Facebook Inc.’s
internal rules for banning content are a “shambles,” and the company needs to
fix the process to have credibility in enforcing them, a member of the social
media giant’s independent content oversight board said.
The comments by Michael McConnell, the panel’s co-chairman, follow
its decision last week to leave in place a ban on former President Donald
Trump for his posts surrounding the storming of the U.S.
Capitol by his supporters on Jan. 6.
“Their rules are a shambles,” McConnell said on “Fox News Sunday.”
“They are not transparent. They are unclear. They are internally inconsistent.”
“We gave them a series of recommendations about how to make their
rules clearer and more consistent,” McConnell said. “The hope is that they will
use the next few months to do that and then, when they come back and look at
this, they will be able to apply those rules in a straightforward way.”
Facebook upheld its ban on Trump for six
months. The company suspended his account after Trump encouraged his supporters
to storm the Capitol in what became a deadly attempt to stop the counting of
Electoral College votes for President Joe Biden. The ban was originally
temporary, but was changed to an indefinite suspension the following day.
‘Egging On’
McConnell also said Trump’s posts were a “plain violation of
Facebook’s rules” against praising dangerous individuals and organizations
during a time of violence.
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