that the content did not contain any references to a designated organisation or individual and
therefore did not violate Meta's policies.
Board authority and scope
The Board has authority to review Meta's decision following an appeal from the user whose
content was removed (Charter Article 2, Section 1; Bylaws Article 3, Section 1).
When Meta acknowledges that it made an error and reverses its decision on a case under
consideration for Board review, the Board may select that case for a summary decision
(Bylaws Article 2, Section 2.1.3). The Board reviews the original decision to increase
understanding of the content moderation process, reduce errors and increase fairness for
Facebook and Instagram users.
Case significance
This case highlights the over-enforcement of Meta's Dangerous Organisations and
Individuals policy, including through automated systems, which can have a negative impact
on users' freedom of expression in sharing commentary about current events on Meta's
platforms.
In the case of Öcalan's isolation, the Board has recommended that Meta "evaluate automated
moderation processes for enforcement of the Dangerous Organisations and Individuals
policy", (recommendation no. 2). Meta reported that it would take no action on this
recommendation as "the policy guidance in this case does not directly contribute to the
performance of automated enforcement".
In terms of automation, the Board has urged Meta to implement an internal audit procedure
to continually analyse a statistically representative sample of automated removal decisions to
reverse and learn from enforcement mistakes (Breast cancer symptoms and nudity,
recommendation no. 5). Meta has reported implementing this recommendation but has not
published information to demonstrate complete implementation. As of Q4 2022, Meta
reported having "completed the global roll out of new, more specific messaging that lets
people know whether automation or human review led to the removal of their content from
Facebook", but did not provide information as evidence of this. In the same decision, the
Board also recommended that Meta "expand transparency reporting to disclose data on the