Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs

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Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding “provoking” VIPs than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety, its oversight board said. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

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A Facebook and Instagram program that gives celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users special treatment does more for parent company Meta’s business interests than its stated purpose of protecting users’ free expression rights, according to Meta’s oversight board.

“Meta’s cross-check program prioritizes influential and powerful users of commercial value

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