The Supervisory Board points to Facebook’s lack of transparency in the fight against disinformation.
The Meta Supervisory Board is composed of 20 members from the political or judicial world. He makes decisions about moderating content on Facebook, a crucial issue at a time when big names in technology are laying off people with a vengeance while misinformation and cyberattacks are becoming prevalent.
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The sages of the supervisory board returned to the major events experienced by the company and the users of the platform, including the Covid-19 pandemic. The latter has not only transformed people’s lives, but also the role of social networks. According to the board members admit, Facebook has served as a sounding board for the smokest theories about the vaccine and its effects and allowed conspirators to propagate many untruths. Misinformation about the effects of Covid-19 vaccines was so common on Facebook that the White House had gone so far as to accuse Mark Zuckerberg of laxity.
Facebook is singled out for its lack of transparency vis-à-vis misinformation
The board recommends that Meta “order a impact study on features such as Facebook News Feed recommendation algorithms which can amplify disinformation”. In addition, the wise advise the leaders of Meta to publish the conclusions and to be more transparent about its policy in terms of fake news. According to them, the Covid pandemic has allowed malicious actors to “erode the supporters of democracy”.
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Disinformation has indeed become a real weapon of mass manipulation at the state level. Russia, among other countries, is engaged in a veritable cyber war through the networks, spreading false information regarding Ukraine. For council members, it’s high time Meta looked at the algorithm that powers Facebook’s Members’ News Feed.
