At Facebook, there is an Oversight Board consisting of a panel of experts who deal with crucial content moderation decisions. These experts have 20 lawyers, scholars and former politicians. Though Zuckerberg is the Facebook supremo, he is shielded by the decisions of the Board about the most contentious decisions. It is akin to the Supreme Court of the Facebook.

The Oversight Board is funded by a legally independent trust consisting of experts of good credentials. However, these are selected by the Facebook and the company pays for them. Whether the Brand has teeth or not is a moot point. It does not have legally enforceable powers of oversight.

At the same time, Oversight Board is not a useless exercise. They do have members with sincerity of purpose.

Recently after the incident at the US Capitol, the account of Trump was suspended indefinitely. However, it is not a permanent suspension. The Board expects the supremo to take the final call within six months. It has not decided about Trump’s future.

The Board is an appellate body for the users, and makes the working of Facebook democratic.