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Why Facebook created its own ‘supreme court’ for judging content – 6 questions answered

  • Written by Siri Terjesen, Phil Smith Professor of Entrepreneurship & Associate Dean, Research & External Relations, Florida Atlantic University
imageFacebook's new Oversight Board affirmed the social media network's ban on Donald Trump.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board on May 5, 2021, upheld the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from the platform and Instagram. The decision came four months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg banned...

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