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Maina Kiai joins 20 others on Facebook board

Human rights activist Maina Kiai has been appointed to the Facebook Oversight Board. [File, Standard]

Global tech giant Facebook has appointed human rights lawyer Maina Kiai to its oversight board.

Mr Kiai, currently the director of Global Alliances and Partnerships at Human Rights Watch, has been named as one of the 20 experts who will independently make decisions on whether content on Facebook and Instagram posts should be taken down.

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