Facebook oversight board says it 'won't shy away' from tackling Trump-style disinformation

Australian board member Nic Suzor says independent body is not blind' to election fraud conspiracies or hate speech

The independent body set up by Facebook to review decisions to remove content will eventually need to tackle the issue of how to address politicians such as Donald Trump posting disinformation online, the board's sole Australian member has said.

The oversight board is a body set up by Facebook to review select cases where Facebook's content moderators have removed a post, but the user believes it should not have been removed. The board makes binding decisions for Facebook, meaning a post that was removed could be restored if the board says it should be.