Users can move Oversight Board to remove harmful content from FB, Instagram

The Oversight Board, constituted last year to examine content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday it will begin accepting cases from users of the social networks who believe the company wrongfully allowed harmful content to remain on its platform. 

This new capability, long-sought by advocates of independent content moderation, represents an important step toward delivering a more principled and transparent model of content moderation. 

The Oversight Board, which went live in October last year, consists of independent members from around the world, makes binding decisions on what content Facebook and Instagram should allow or remove, based on respect for