Facebook Inc.'s long-delayed independent Oversight Board plans to launch in mid-late October, just before the November U.S. presidential election, although a board member said he did not know whether it would hear cases related to the contest.
The board, created by Facebook in response to criticism of its handling of problematic content, will initially have the power to review decisions to take down posts from Facebook and Instagram, and recommend policy changes.
Oversight Board member Alan Rusbridger said in an interview the board was now aiming for an October launch. A spokesman confirmed that the late launch, originally planned for last year, had been further slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.