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Facebook has announced the first 20 members of its independent, external Oversight Board: Here is the complete list

The board, which is expected to start hearing cases this summer, is planned to grow to about 40 members.

Should Facebook, Google get legal shield when it comes to user posts, asks US Attorney General

Communications Decency Act says online companies cannot be treated as the publisher or speaker of information they provide.

Facebook recommends rules for how its independent oversight board will work

Facebook says that a former human rights group director will lead the board's administrative staff.

Facebook pledges $130 million for oversight board, delays naming members until 2020

The board will be able to make final decisions on whether individual pieces of content should be displayed on the site.

Facebook will not take down politicians' posts but intervene if they incite violence

It was also clarified that all political advertisements must still meet Facebook's rules.

Facebook struggles with monitoring content due to over 100 languages it supports

Reports found that out of 111 languages, Facebook does not have support for 31 of them.

Social media executives could be held liable for harmful content: Report

Companies such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google could be asked to comply with a code of practice.

Facebook's threshold for deleting Pages and Groups revealed in leaked documents

Facebook should publically share at least a basic minimum set of rules for taking down Pages and Groups

India tops the list of requests made for blocking Facebook content