GEARING UP FOR MIDTERM MODERATING

Facebook is considering forming an advisory board with academics and policy experts to advise the company on content moderation decisions related to global elections, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

The advisory commission would make decisions around how to handle election misinformation, a topic Facebook has faced fierce scrutiny over, five people with knowledge of discussions told the Times.

If the board is set up, the social media giant is expected to announce it this fall, ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the Times reported.

A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment when reached by The Hill.

The election advisory commission would follow Facebook’s launch of its Oversight Board, which assembled a group of journalists, academics and policy experts globally to review disputed Facebook content moderation decisions and make binding rulings for the company on whether to restore posts and accounts.