Facebook’s Oversight Board is trying to gain access to the social network’s curation algorithm to understand how it works, according to Alan Rusbridger, the former editor of the Guardian and a member of the quasi-independent body. Rusbridger, who is one of 20 founding members of the Oversight Board, said the body intended to broaden its remit beyond simply assessing Facebook’s decisions to remove or retain content. “These are all things that the board may ask Facebook for in time. Whether we’ll understand when we see it is a different matter.”Before the board would be able to examine the Facebook algorithm, Rusbridger suggested it would need to expand its numbers. Now the board is in the process of finding another 20 board members without Facebook’s direct involvement.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2021 19:18 UTC