Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook will not announce the first members of its independent oversight board this year as it originally expected, the company said on Thursday.

The new board will be able to make final decisions on whether individual pieces of content — such as a sensitive video or ad — should be displayed on the site, even overruling CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The board is one of Facebook’s high-profile efforts to respond to criticism over how it handles problematic content and transparency around its decision-making.