The Board said having sought a reaction from Facebook’s leadership it “expects a briefing in coming days,” The Wall Street Journal reports.Ī Facebook spokesman has previously told WSJ that criticism of how it executed the the whitelisting system “was fair, but added that it was designed ‘for an important reason: to create an additional step so we can accurately enforce policies on content that could require more understanding.’” Facebook is phasing out the practice of whitelisting, he continued. The Oversight Board is an outside body created by Facebook to police accountability of the social media giant’s enforcement systems. “These disclosures have drawn renewed attention to the seemingly inconsistent way that the company makes decisions, and why greater transparency and independent oversight of Facebook matter so much for users.”
“This information came to light due to the reporting of The Wall Street Journal, and we are grateful to the efforts of journalists who have shed greater light on issues that are relevant to the Board’s mission,” the post continued. It eventually grew to encompass millions of accounts, some of whom were “whitelisted,” which rendered them immune from disciplinary actions.Ī 2019 internal Facebook review characterized the whitelisted status as “not publicly defensible.” Facebook at one point wrote to the Oversight Board that the whitelisting system affected “a small number of decisions.” In a blog post, the Oversight Board said it was exploring whether Facebook has “been fully forthcoming in its responses in relation to cross-check, including the practice of whitelisting.” XCheck was initially designed as a quality control system for sanctions against high-profile users, including celebrities, politicians and journalists. The inquiry, which calls out “apparent inconsistencies” in the social media firm’s decision-making, follows an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal. Facebook’s semi-independent Oversight Board is scrutinizing the company’s XCheck (or cross-check) system, which permits famous or powerful users to be held to more lenient behavior rules than other users.
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