Facebook Forms Independent Supervisory Board To Oversee Their Policies, Why?

Facebook, wants to make policies more transparent. (photo; doc. unsplash)

JAKARTA - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday, September 28, that it would seek recommendations from the Independent Supervisory Board on how to improve its cross-checking system. This is an internal program that the social media company says is used to check enforcement actions against certain users.

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that millions of Facebook accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users were exempt from its rules under the system, which allows them to post content that violates the rules.

The Supervisory Board said Tuesday it was looking forward to receiving Facebook's official request. They too, added "we will engage with a wide range of civil society leaders, researchers and other voices as we work to research these important issues."

Facebook said it would seek board guidance on the criteria it uses to "determine what prioritises for secondary review through cross-examination, as well as how we administer the program."

The company established a Supervisory Board last year and funds its operations through a trust. Policy recommendations are non-binding, but Facebook is required to respond within 30 days.