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Oversight Board overturns Facebook removal of post protesting Iranian leadership

By Christopher Hutton
Published January 9, 2023 8:54pm ET
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Oversight Board overturns Facebook removal of post protesting Iranian leadership
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot in the parliamentary elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Iranians began voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country diplomatically. | (AP)

Facebook’s independent content moderation board decided to overturn the platform’s decision to take down a post protesting the Iranian government and wishing death to Iran’s leadership.

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