Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions

EU residents will have a new way to dispute content moderation decisions by Facebook, YouTube and TikTok

European Union residents will have a new place to turn to settle disputes with Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. A new Appeals Centre, certified by Irish regulators, will soon begin accepting complaints about content moderation decisions. The concept is similar to Meta’s Oversight Board, which weighs in on content moderation decisions across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta has long suggested that other social media companies should use its Ove…

Ireland has a new dispute body for social media users

Certified by Ireland’s media watchdog, the Appeals Centre Europe will allow users to challenge the content decisions of social media companies. Read more: Ireland has a new dispute body for social media users

European Body Set up to Resolve Disputes With TikTok, YouTube and Facebook

Social media users in the European Union unhappy with decisions taken by TikTok, YouTube, or Facebook about the removal of posts or videos will now be able to appeal to a new body. Appeals Center Europe, which was announced on Tuesday, is an “out of court dispute settlement body” that has been certified by regulators in the Republic of Ireland but will arbitrate in content moderation disputes across the 27-nation bloc. The body, which will be ba…

New social media appeals body which aims to resolve content disputes will be based in Dublin

Appeals Centre Europe will receive disputes from people and organisations across the European Union.

EU creates 'Appeals Centre' to referee disputes with social media giants

Appeals Centre Europe, an out-of-court dispute settlement body set up under the EU's Digital Services Act and backed by Meta, is due to 'decide cases relating to Facebook, TikTok and YouTube' to begin with.

‘Appeals Centre’ to referee EU social media disputes

An independent appeals panel was unveiled Tuesday to decide disputes between social media firms and their users in the European Union over content posted on their platforms. The out-of-court dispute settlement body, dubbed Appeals Centre Europe and backed by Meta's own oversight board, will be established in Dublin under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).