Meta’s oversight board has advised the company to lift its blanket ban on the Arabic term “shaheed,” which means “martyr” in English, citing concerns about freedom of expression. After a year-long review, the board found Meta’s approach to be too broad and unfairly restricted the speech of numerous users. Despite being funded by Meta, the oversight board operates independently and has proposed a more nuanced approach. It suggests that Meta only remove posts containing the
Read MoreMarch 28, 2024