Facebook Questioned by Oversight Board Over Celebrity Rules

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Facebook Inc.’s de facto Supreme Court of content is calling on the social media giant to release more information about how it moderates posts by famous people.

The Facebook Oversight Board said in a statement Tuesday that it has asked Facebook to provide more clarity about a program designed to protect high-profile figures from having their posts mistakenly taken down.