(The board currently has 20 members with plans to expand to 40 just to cover Facebook appeals.)Ī spokesperson for the Oversight Board said any such plans are in the distant future. More board members and support staff would likely be needed, too. Not only would the board be required to learn the nuances of each company’s policies, it would likely need to develop a separate framework for each platform, as well as systems to manage user appeals and public comments from each. There are more practical limitations, too. “They all have different rules and they like their autonomy.”
"I think the big platforms will continue to watch their peer companies on enforcement decisions, but we’re a way off from YouTube and Twitter pledging to abide by the Facebook Oversight Board,” says Nu Wexler, a policy communications consultant and former spokesman for Facebook, Google and Twitter. It would also help the Oversight Board seem more independent, as it could be the “Supreme Court” for all of social media, not just Facebook.īut there are few obvious benefits for competing platforms, which seem unlikely to want to join in Facebook’s attempt at self regulation.
Getting other companies involved would certainly be vindicating for Facebook, as it would make the board seem more legitimate, and give the company ammunition against critics. The board is entirely funded by Facebook, which was also deeply involved with crafting its rules and choosing its members. It’s unclear how this proposal would even work. “That really is because we hope that we’re going to do such a great job that other companies might want our help,” she said. Speaking at SXSW, public policy manager Rachel Wolbers said the organization dislikes the moniker Facebook Oversight Board. At least one Oversight Board official has also raised the idea as a possibility. But it’s not just Facebook executives who want to expand the board's purview. And no other social media company has publicly expressed any interest in offloading its own content moderation decisions to them. Reddit didn’t respond to a request for comment.įor now, the Oversight Board’s charter makes no mention of companies other than Facebook. When asked about Clegg’s remarks, Twitter and YouTube declined to comment. “I would love to imagine in five years time or so the Oversight Board is able to operate in a way similar to many other social media companies who face very similar dilemmas to us.” “Who knows, maybe in the future it could either be the germ of an idea that is then taken up in statutory regulation or it could be something that could operate for more companies than just for Facebook,” he said. Speaking at a Financial Times event following the board’s decision regarding Donald Trump’s suspension, Facebook’s VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg also raised the prospect of an industry-wide Oversight Board. The comment drew little attention at the time, but the idea has recently resurfaced.
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