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A few thoughts on the first five Facebook @OversightBoard decisions published today, especially their relevance to #bizhumanrights 1/
The detailed analysis against international human rights standards in each case decision is to be warmly welcomed. I especially note analysis against the principles of legality, legitimacy, necessity, proportionality, and non discrimination. 2/
I also note analysis against a range of relevant human rights -- not just freedom of expression -- and reference to the Rabat Plan of Action. 3/
The length of the case decision documents demonstrate the value of a mechanism that enables deliberation, reflection, and analysis, to complement and review decisions taken rapidly and in the moment. This is a distinct added value of the Oversight Board. 4/
There has been speculation that a "freedom of expression bias" of the Board is being revealed by restoring content in 4 of 5 cases. Not so fast--I can't believe that a sample size of 5 is sufficient to reach that conclusion....there are many more to come 5/
I haven't assessed each case sufficiently to know whether I personally agree or disagree with the decisions, and I'm sure opinion will be divided. However, to the extent this analysis grounds debate about cases in international human rights standards, so much the better 6/
For reference, here is the @BSRnews human rights assessment we wrote for the Oversight Board in 2019, setting out how a human rights-based approach can / should be taken. https://bit.ly/35FCfVf 7/
