On Wednesday, Meta’s Oversight Board called on the company to evaluate how recent policy change’s may negatively impact human rights. The Board’s request comes alongside its publication of its first 11 case decisions following Meta’s sweeping policy changes at the start of the year.

Meta's Oversight Board is not thrilled with the changes CEO Mark Zuckerberg made to the company's censorship policies earlier this year. On Wednesday, the board said his decision to ditch the third party fact-checking operation was "announced hastily" and "in a departure from regular procedure,

The board urged Meta to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before President Donald Trump began his second term.