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Will Facebook’s oversight board actually hold the company accountable?

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  1. skybrian
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    Whenever you see someone advocating for "holding x accountable" you should try to figure out what the concrete action is supposed to be. Are they supposed to complain more or what?

    Whenever you see someone advocating for "holding x accountable" you should try to figure out what the concrete action is supposed to be. Are they supposed to complain more or what?

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    annadane
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    No, of course not. Zuck will fight tooth and nail so he has everything his way (he also owns majority voting power)

    No, of course not. Zuck will fight tooth and nail so he has everything his way (he also owns majority voting power)

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    1. stu2b50
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      Nah, he's the one pushing for it. In fact, for PR purposes, I think that there's going to be a major issue that Zuck ostensibly is pushing, and the oversight board successfully overturns him. What...

      Nah, he's the one pushing for it. In fact, for PR purposes, I think that there's going to be a major issue that Zuck ostensibly is pushing, and the oversight board successfully overturns him.

      What FB is really trying to do during the pandemic is convince everyone they're cool and privacy-focused now. Conceding some medium sized price point so the oversight board can gain ostensible credibility is easily worth it.

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      stu2b50
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      I don't think that's actually legally possible given the corp charter.

      should have veto power over any decision made by shareholders.

      I don't think that's actually legally possible given the corp charter.

      2 votes