*[Enwl-eng] Facebook - release the secret research!

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Facebook’s supposed watchdog just let execs off the hook. That’s not good 
enough




                        Facebook’s supposed watchdog just let execs off the 
hook for lying to them. That’s not good enough for a body designed to 
protect us, the users -- tell the Facebook Oversight Board to resign if 
Facebook doesn’t release the research!

                         Sign the petition


            The Wall Street Journal and whistleblower Frances Haugen just 
exposed secret Facebook research into the harm caused by the platform. Mark 
Zuckerberg chose to straight-up ignore that research because it was bad for 
business.

            But instead of coming down hard, Facebook’s “oversight board” 
issued a cop-out response, and made it clear that company execs aren’t even 
honest with them. How can they oversee Facebook if they’re constantly lied 
to?

            This board was set up to protect Facebook’s users -- you and me. 
It’s time we speak up and demand they stop giving Facebook executives cover 
for their unwillingness to clean up the site.

            Tell the Oversight Board: Resign if Facebook doesn’t release the 
research!

            Let’s tell the Oversight Board that we need them to speak for 
us. They need to resign if Facebooks refuses to make a full public 
disclosure of the internal research on Facebook harms and stop providing 
cover for Facebook. With a huge public outcry we can get answers and act on 
them.

            Facebook Oversight Board members are “outside experts and civic 
leaders” from around the world. While the Board was supposed to get a grip 
on Facebook's biggest problems, the Board only considers a tiny percentage 
of submitted cases (20 out of 500,000) -- and those cases are only raised 
after Facebook has ruled on them.

            This means Facebook’s decisions to ignore dangerous content - 
anti-vax, various harms to children, complicity in human trafficking are not 
even considered.

            The Oversight Board’s response to the current news does not even 
mention any of the new revelations except the “Cross Check” exemptions for 
the rich and powerful, not us and our kids.

            The members of the Oversight Board, paid for by Facebook, claim 
independence and a commitment to transparency but its response to all we are 
learning sure doesn’t look like it.

            It’s time for them to stand up for us, not Facebook:

            Send a message to the Facebook Oversight Board!



             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Christina and the team at SumOfUs



            More information:

            Facebook Oversight Board Launches Review Wall Street Journal 
2021-09-21
            Facebook Files, the Podcast. Wall Street Journal 2021-09-13
            The Facebook Files. Wall Street Journal 2021-09-13
            To treat users fairly, Facebook must commit to transparency 
Facebook Oversight Board. 2021-09-18









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            From: Christina O'Connell
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