Donald Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and so earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant’s rules are in “shambles” and need fixing, the co-chair of the network’s oversight panel said Sunday. The panel agreed just days ago that Facebook was right to oust the ex-president for his comments regarding the deadly January 6 … Read more
Facebook said it has publicly made clear that the oversight board is not a replacement for regulation. SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook’s oversight board, which on Wednesday upheld the company’s ban of former President Donald Trump, also had some harsh words for its corporate sponsor: Facebook. “In applying a vague, standardless penalty and then referring this case … Read more
Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL. Facebook board upholds Donald Trump suspension. Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump in a much-awaited verdict that may signal how the company will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future. Facebook indefinitely blocked Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent … Read more
Facebook’s independent oversight board called for a further review of penalty within 6 months. (File) Washington, United States: Facebook’s independent oversight board on Wednesday upheld the platform’s ban on former US president Donald Trump but called for a further review of the case within six months. The board, whose decisions are binding on the leading … Read more
The Indian Railways has delivered 813 tonnes of medical oxygen across the country since April 19, Railway Board Chairman Suneet Sharma said on Saturday. Fourteen Oxygen Expresses have already completed their journey and five more loaded trains are on the run carrying 342 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 18 tankers. Further, six tankers for … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., plans to reintroduce a bill next week that would create a federal agency to independently investigate police killings and in-custody deaths. The eight-member board would be appointed by the president to carry out investigations into police use of force and issue findings and determinations of responsibility. Under Omar’s bill, if police departments don’t follow through on … Read more
Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Members’ Council (MC) has hit out at the board’s Interim Board (IB) for not allowing it sufficient time to go through and deliberate on the final draft of the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) and said that the adoption of it would have upset South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASOC). … Read more
Facebook Oversight Board said on Friday it had extended the timeline for deciding whether to uphold former US President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram. The board, created by Facebook in response to criticism over its handling of problematic content, wrote in a tweet that it would announce the decision in the coming … Read more
Coronavirus News Live Updates: FDA Clears Export Stocks of Remdesivir For Use in Covid-Battered Maharashtra FDA on Thursday ordered Export Stocks of Remdesivir to be used in Maharashtra as an emergency amid surge in coronavirus cases. LIVE NOW Delhi Scrambles to Control Coronavirus Crisis, Crematoriums & Burial Grounds Reel Under Pressure While the government is … Read more