13/3/24, 13:44 Oversight Board | Independent Judgment. Transparency. Legitimacy. 4. Sources of authority and guidance The following standards and precedents informed the Board’s analysis in this case: I. Oversight Board decisions: The most relevant previous decisions of the Oversight Board include: “India sexual harassment video” ( 2022-012-IG-MR) “Video after Nigeria church attack” ( 2022-011-IG-UA) “Russian poem” ( 2022-008-FB-UA) “Sudan graphic video” ( 2022-002-FB-MR) “Colombia protests” ( 2021-010-FB-UA) “Former President Trump’s suspension” ( 2021-001-FB-FBR) II. Meta’s content policies: The Coordinating Harm and Promoting Crime Community Standard states under the heading “policy rationale” that “[i]n an effort to prevent and disrupt offline harm and copycat behaviour, we prohibit people from facilitating, organizing, promoting or admitting to certain criminal or harmful activities targeted at people, businesses, property or animals.” It further states “we allow people to [...] draw attention to harmful or criminal activity that they may witness or experience as long as they do not advocate for or coordinate harm.” Under a rule added on May 4, 2022, beneath the heading “additional information and/or context to enforce,” Meta specifically prohibits “content that reveals the identity or location of a prisoner of war in the context of an armed conflict by sharing their name, identification number and/or imagery” and does not enumerate any specific exceptions to this rule. The Violent and Graphic Content Community Standard states under the heading “policy rationale” that it exists to “protect users from disturbing imagery.” The policy further specifies that “imagery that shows the violent death of a person or people by accident or murder” and “imagery that shows acts of torture committed against a person or people” is placed behind a warning screen so that “people are aware that the content may be disturbing,” and only adults aged 18 and over are able to view the content. The “do not post” section of the rules explains https://www.oversightboard.com/decision/FB-YLRV35WD/ 9/26