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Facebook has announced the first 20 members of a new Oversight Board, which some are calling the social media giant's "Supreme Court." The board will make final decisions over what content can and cannot be posted on both Facebook and Instagram.

Later this year, the group of 20 will start hearing cases from people who feel their content was taken down unfairly, as well as cases referred to it by Facebook. In the months that follow, it will also start hearing from people who want content taken down.

The board's job will be to decide whether or not content is acceptable under Facebook and Instagram’s policies. And it will also take into account issues around freedom of speech and human rights.

"The cases we choose to hear may be contentious, and we will not please everyone with our decisions. Facebook and Instagram users come from all corners of the world, and the social or cultural context in which content is posted matters. We expect passionate discussion among members," the board wrote.

The 20 board members include a former prime minister of Denmark, a former editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, and a former US federal judge.

Also on the board is Tawwakol Karman, who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her work in fighting for women’s rights in Yemen. She was the first Arab woman to be given a Nobel Peace Prize.

Board members come from all over the world, with Facebook writing that they have lived in 27 countries and speak at least 29 languages — though a quarter of them are from the US, where Facebook is based.

The Oversight Board says it will work independently of Facebook and all other social media companies. It notes that many of its members have been critical of how Facebook has handled issues around content in the past.

Facebook will not be able to remove members of the board, which is funded by a $130 million trust fund that is independent of the social media company.

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