The Oversight Board is Facebook to supply extra info on its controversial “cross-check” system, following a report that the corporate has allowed celebrities, politicians and different public figures to interrupt its guidelines.

“In light of recent developments, we are looking into the degree to which Facebook has been fully forthcoming in its responses in relation to cross-check, including the practice of whitelisting,” the board mentioned in a press release. “We expect to receive a briefing from Facebook in the coming days and will be reporting what we hear from this as part of our first release of quarterly transparency reports which we will publish in October.”

The assertion comes one week after The Wall Street Journal reported on that raised vital points with the “cross check” system. Facebook has mentioned the principles are supposed to present an additional lawyer of scrutiny to potential rule-breaking posts from high-profile accounts. But in line with The WSJ, these further checks are sometimes very delayed or don’t occur in any respect, successfully permitting well-known folks to interrupt the platform’s guidelines with out penalties. The report additionally acknowledged that Facebook had ‘misled’ the Oversight Board when it mentioned it was “not feasible” to share extra details about cross verify, and that the system solely impacted a “small number” of accounts.

The cross verify system was additionally one of many within the resolution about Donald Trump’s suspension from Facebook. “In our decision concerning former US President Donald Trump’s accounts, we warned that a lack of clear public information on cross-check and Facebook’s ‘newsworthiness exception’ could contribute to perceptions that Facebook is unduly influenced by political and commercial considerations,” the board writes. The group additionally notes that Facebook didn’t present specifics information it had requested for about how cross verify works.

It’s not clear how far more info Facebook plans to share with the Oversight Board. The firm declined to touch upon the board’s assertion. But the Oversight Board says it is going to publish its first transparency report subsequent month, which can present an replace on cross verify, in addition to its evaluation of how Facebook its suggestions.