Meta’s independent Oversight Board, often dubbed the “supreme court” for platforms including Facebook and Instagram, is planning to make job cuts, according to reports.
Business Insider reports that Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent body responsible for reviewing and making decisions about content moderation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, is gearing up for a round of layoffs. The Washington Post first reported that the board last week informed some employees that their jobs were at risk, citing an unnamed source.
The cuts are expected to impact staff members who support the 22 experts, including leftist academics and lawyers, tasked with evaluating and ruling on content moderation cases across Meta’s platforms. While the exact number of positions to be eliminated remains undisclosed, the move signals a restructuring…
