Recent Change in Rules for Facebook’s Oversight Board – Does it Help or Hurt?
The Facebook Oversight Board is popular. This Board, made up of 20 part-timers who are well-known academics, activists or attorneys spread around the globe, has reportedly received 300,000 appeals from users regarding Facebook enforcement actions. As of April 14, the Board has rendered only 8 decisions. Similarly, the US Supreme Court hears approximately 100 cases per year out […]
Why We’ve Committed Ourselves to Fighting Online Censorship
“We believe this question of censorship is a non-partisan concern that will deeply affect the ability of our country to achieve fairness and progress going forward.” What could make three longtime friends from Iowa suddenly discover a shared concern about free press and free speech? It turns out that censorship is impacting and turning off […]
Voters in California Reject Congress’s Efforts to Influence Censorship
Background of IBI
IBI Started When Three Friends Discovered a Shared Concern IBI started in March 2021 with a clear goal: to be non-partisan champion for free speech, free press, and due process related to free speech and free press. These freedoms are essential for the country to build a path toward fairness and progress which are the key themes […]