Meta’s Oversight Board Takes On Permanent Account Bans for the First Time

[lingriiddd]

The Meta Oversight Board is reviewing a case centered on Meta’s ability to permanently disable user accounts — a step that can erase years of personal data, connections and, for creators or businesses, access to audiences. This marks the first time in the Board’s five-year history that permanent bans themselves have become the focus of a review, highlighting growing concern over how irreversible enforcement actions are applied.

The case involves a high-profile Instagram user who repeatedly violated Community Standards by posting threats of violence, harassment and other abusive content. While the account had not accumulated enough strikes for automatic removal, Meta chose to permanently ban it, prompting the Board to examine whether such decisions are being made fairly, transparently and consistently.

[tradelikepro]

permanent bans with zero explanation feel way too powerful for one platform to have