It seems little has been settled on the issue
A day after Facebook’s independent Oversight Board made its ruling that the social media company was right to restrict former President Donald Trump from the platform, but was wrong to impose an indefinite suspension, it seems little has been settled on the issue. The board has recommended that Facebook review the matter and make its own determination on the status of now private citizen Trump’s accounts with six months. Additionally, the board criticized the social network for its vague and arbitrary handling of content moderation. «In applying a vague, standardless penalty and then referring this case to the Board to resolve, Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities,» the Oversight Board’s ruling stated. «The Board declines Facebook’s request and insists that Facebook apply and justify a defined penalty.» For now however the situation seems little changed. «The long-awaited Big Decision by the Facebook Oversight Board essentially decided nothing,» explained Craig Barkacs, professor of business law and ethics in the Master’s in Executive Leadership and MBA Programs at the University of San Diego School of Business. «What will become of the Trump ban that currently remains in place,» Barkas pondered.
