Meta's board signals 'recurring' failures in election content moderation

The oversight board for social media giant Meta said Tuesday it found "recurrent enforcement failures" in content moderation related to the US midterm elections and Brazil's presidential election.

The identified failures were often cases of "over-enforcement that suppresses political speech, and under-enforcement that undermines electoral integrity," said the board, which independently checks moderation on Meta's Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook platforms.