Threads has been added to the Oversight Board

Threads is the latest edition to the Meta Family of social media apps, and its user base skyrocketed ever despite its slump last year. Well, even though the app has been out for over half a year, Threads has made it to the Oversight Board.

What is the Oversight Board?

Back in 2020, an independent oversight board was formed around Meta’s (then Facebook’s) ecosystem of apps. It’s described by Mark Zuckerberg as sort of a supreme court. The Oversight Board consists of 40 members, and they’re charged with being an independent voice to help enforce freedom of speech and expression throughout the company’s apps.

The board consists of members from all around the world, and this creates a very diverse voice to handle matters that could potentially affect many people. This is a separate entity that’s not governed by Meta. So, this way, the board is able to perform its actions without any sort of bias.

Basically, if you’ve raised an issue with Facebook, or Instagram, and you’ve exhausted all of the resources available in those companies, then you would send an appeal to the Oversight Board. The Oversight Board will check for larger issues affecting multiple people. If the board deems an issue a big enough problem, it will then act upon it.

The oversight board now includes threads

Since this was established back in 2020 when the company consisted of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, this is the first time that the Oversight Board is adding a new app. Threads is now under the oversight board.

So, if there is an issue affecting you, and you have not been able to resolve it using Threads’ native tools, then you would take your claim to the Oversight Board. Presenting your claim to the board does not guarantee that it will be answered. However, if enough people present a claim for the same issue, then there’s a chance that the oversight board will look into it.