Blake E. Reid (@chup.blakereid.org)

Dying that a story about Meta *taking away the Oversight Board's money* which is a *thing Meta can do* still describes the Board as "independent governance." That Meta convinced reporters to continue using this framing even now is such an effective soft law op that Ma Bell-era AT&T is like "damn."

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Exclusive: Meta has discussed ending funding to the Oversight Board Shifting priorities and budget pressures could bring an end to the company’s experiment in independent governance, sources say https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.platformer.news%2Fr%2Fb38471cf%3Fm%3Da73e2ca1-44ab-42dc-9717-f6fceeab545d&data=05%7C02%7Cblake.reid%40colorado.edu%7C312a1c9a928a4e91054e08de910822a2%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639107661308256144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h7wD4d6bdKfmmD1lYfIHgj0xiTPcXsBt%2BSq65ZOWIf8%3D&reserved=0