Meta Platforms' Oversight Board announced on Thursday that the tech giant has committed additional funding to secure the independent watchdog's operations through 2028.
Social media platforms have faced intense pressure to balance free speech and curbing misinformation while integrating AI.
The new funds will go into the board's trust, said co-chair Paolo Carozza, adding that Meta continues to refer complex content moderation cases and respond to recommendations.
The board did not disclose the funding amount. In 2024, Meta committed to at least $30 million annually over the next three years.
The Oversight Board is a body of experts that makes binding decisions and issues recommendations on content issues across Meta's platforms.
In April 2025, it sharply rebuked Instagram's parent for hastily dismantling its U.S. fact-checking operations and easing restrictions on contentious topics like immigration and gender identity.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg initiated those rollbacks in January 2025, arguing that previous moderation efforts had resulted in "too much censorship."
The changes, including shifting to a crowdsourced "community notes" system, were widely viewed as an effort to ease conservative criticism and align with the incoming Trump administration.
