• RTVE board dismisses president and content director

    The board of directors of the Spanish public broadcaster RTVE have dismissed its interim president, Elena Sánchez Caballero, and director of content, José Pablo López. Both measures were voted on in

  • DeSantis appoints Craig Mateer to Disney oversight board

    Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Orlando entrepreneur Craig Mateer to the district that oversees Disney World, filling a spot left open after Chairman Martin Garcia resigned earlier this mont

  • The Oversight Board weighs in on Meta’s most-moderated word

    The Oversight Board is urging Meta to change the way it moderates the word “shaheed,” an Arabic term that has led to more takedowns than any other word or phrase on the company’s platforms. Meta asked the group for help crafting new rules last year after attempts to revamp it internally stalled. The Arabic word “shaheed” is often translated as “martyr,” though the board notes that this isn’t an exact definition and the word can have “multiple meanings.” But Meta’s current rules are based only on...

  • Disney and DeSantis-appointed Florida oversight board settle lawsuit

    Walt Disney Co. has settled a lawsuit with the Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed board that governs the area encompassing Walt Disney World in Florida, drawing to a close an acrimonious battle between the Burbank entertainment giant and the onetime presidential candidate. The feud began in 2022, when Disney criticized Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" anti-LGBTQ legislation after mounting pressure from its employees. DeSantis struck back against the company by taking over the special district that...

  • Disney, DeSantis-backed oversight board settle state lawsuits

    A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled lawsuits Wednesday over who controls the governing district of Disney World’s theme parks and resorts.

  • Oversight board urges Meta to lift 'Shaheed' ban for free expression

    The Board said that Meta’s approach to moderating content using “shaheed” to refer to individuals designated as dangerous “substantially and disproportionately restricts free expression.”

  • Chelsea Fan Advisory Board criticises supporters' trust for letter against owners

    A growing sense of division within ’s fanbase took a fresh twist today with the club’s Fan Advisory Board criticising the letter released by the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust last week. Chelsea came under more negative scrutiny after the CST put its recent correspondence with the club out into the public domain. In a strongly worded letter addressed to co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, they claimed the bond between fans and the club was the “lowest since the early 1980s”, that there was “a...

  • Meta oversight board urges company to end ban on Arabic word 'shaheed'

    Meta's oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word shaheed, or martyr in English, after a year-long review found the Facebook owner's approach was overbroad and had unnecessarily suppressed the speech of millions of users. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said the social media giant should remove posts containing the word shaheed only when they are linked to clear signs of violence or if they...

  • Meta oversight board urges company to end ban on Arabic word 'shaheed'

    Meta's oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word shaheed, or martyr in English, after a year-long review found the Facebook owner's approach was overbroad and had unnecessarily suppressed the speech of millions of users. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said the social media giant should remove posts containing the word shaheed only when they are linked to clear signs of violence or if they...

  • Meta Oversight Board Recommends Loosening Standards To Allow Users To Glorify Terrorists as Martyrs

    Meta's oversight board is recommending the company loosen its standards regarding the glorification of terrorists. Under the board's recommendation, Facebook and Instagram users can refer to terrorists as "shaheed," an Arabic word for "martyr."

  • Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

    Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the US and Australia as the platform further deemphasises news and politics. The feature was shut down in the UK, France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news organisations, as well as smaller, local publications. Meta says users will still be able to view links to news articles, and news organisations will still be able to post and promote their stories and...

  • Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

    Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news organizations, as well as smaller, []