REUTERS: Deciding its first cases, Facebook Inc's oversight board ruled on Thursday that the social media company was wrong to remove four of five pieces of content the board reviewed, including posts Facebook took down for violating rules on hate speech and harmful COVID-19 misinformation.
Facebook's oversight board started hearing cases in October and announced the first cases it would review in December. Here is the full list of the board's rulings:* A post with photos of a deceased child that included commentary on China's treatment of Uighur Muslims. * Instagram photos showing female nipples that the user in Brazil said aimed to raise awareness of breast cancer symptoms. Facebook had also said this removal was an error and restored the post.* A post that purported to show historical photos of churches in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a caption that Facebook said indicated"disdain" for Azerbaijani people and support for Armenia.
Facebook has long faced criticism for high-profile content moderation issues, ranging from temporarily removing a famous Vietnam-era war photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack to failings in policing hate speech and misinformation.