The Oversight Board's Pending Cases
Below are descriptions of and documents for the Oversight Board's pending cases.
2022-007-IG-MR (U.K. Drill Music Case)
Decision deadline: 10/24/22
- This case concerns a 21-second clip from a music video from a British rapper that was posted to an Instagram account publicizing British music. It was referred by Meta after the post was removed for violating its Violence and Incitement policy, a determination made after U.K. law enforcement requested that the company remove the content due to the belief that it could stoke imminent violence.
- Oversight Board description (7/26/22)
- Meta statement (7/26/22)
2022-008-FB-UA (Russian Poem Case)
Decision deadline: 10/24/22
- This case concerns a Facebook post by a Latvian user depicting an individual who was killed in the Ukrainian city of Bucha with text containing an excerpt from a Russian poem and drawing a connection between the conduct of Soviet soldiers in WWII and the conduct of Ukrainian soldiers following Russia's invasion. It was appealed by the user after Meta removed the content for violating its Hate Speech Community Standard; as a result of the board's selection of the case, Meta determined that the removal was an enforcement error and reinstated it.
- Oversight Board description (7/26/22)
- Meta statement (7/26/22)