OVERSIGHT BOARD QUERIES EXEMPTIONS FOR FAMED USERS

Facebook Inc’s independent Oversight Board said on Tuesday it has asked the social networking giant to provide clarity on the system it uses to review content decisions relating to some high-profile users. The board’s inquiry follows a Wall Street Journal report last week that Facebook exempts high-profile users from some or all of its rules, raising questions about its enforcement decisions against harmful content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the company will brief the board about the system known internally as “cross-check” over the coming days. The cross-check system includes millions of accounts, some of which are “whitelisted,” meaning they are immune from Facebook’s enforcement decisions, the Journal reported.