Meta's supervisory board, known as the “supreme court of social media”, criticized the company's unclear rules on sexually explicit depictions generated by artificial intelligence. This oversight body called for modifications to prevent the dissemination of such images on Meta's platforms.
The "supreme court of social media", funded by Meta but operating independently, reviewed posts of female celebrities created with artificial intelligence and published on Facebook and Instagram. Meta pledged to review the committee's recommendations and provide an update on possible changes.
At a recent event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the technology would be implemented in Brazil in July, but only reached other countries. Brazil's National Consumer Secretary, Wadih Damous, expressed dissatisfaction with the country's exclusion from the launch of Meta's new artificial intelligence model, stressing the importance of continued dialogue with the company.
On July 2, Meta was ordered to explain the use of personal data of Brazilians to train its artificial intelligence. This investigation followed changes to Facebook and Instagram's privacy policy in May, which raised concerns about data protection in the country. In another case, the Supervisory Board criticized Meta for overly restrictive moderation in relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Following the October 7 attacks, Meta temporarily lowered thresholds for removing violent content and hate speech, which could have led to the erroneous removal of informational content.
The committee argued that this policy could have led to the erroneous removal of relevant content about the conflict. In two specific cases, Meta initially reversed the removal of content, but then restored the posts with a warning. The council, composed of international members, suggests that Meta should adapt its policies more quickly to protect freedom of expression and access to information. This body was created in 2020 at the suggestion of Mark Zuckerberg, and seeks to ensure fair and transparent content moderation on the company's platforms.
