Facebook Oversight Board Punts on Trump Ban Decision, Ignores His Long History of Hate and Disinformation
(Menlo Park, Calif.) – The Facebook Oversight Board announced Wednesday that it has upheld former President Trump’s temporary suspension, but has pushed the decision for a permanent ban back to Facebook to be reconsidered within six months. The Board rendered...
Blog: Facebook Must Stop Segregating and Redlining its Users
Facebook is engaging in online segregation and redlining by using certain protected characteristics – such as race, age and gender – to determine who receives ads for economic opportunities, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law argues in an amicus...
Facebook Must Permanently Ban Trump from Platform or Risk Sustained Episodes of Online Hate and Violence
The Facebook Oversight Board must ensure that President Trump’s removal from Facebook is permanent, or risk his further incitement of violence, promotion of racism, and threat to democracy, comments submitted to the board by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights...Facebook Engages in Online Segregation and Redlining Through Discriminatory Advertising System, Lawyers’ Committee Argues
Platform’s Algorithms Unlawfully Classify Users on the Basis of Their Race, Gender and Age, Discriminating in the Provision of Financial Services Ads (San Francisco, Calif.) – Facebook engages in unlawful online segregation and redlining, an...Sign Up Today!
