News Desk
Digital rights activist and human rights lawyer Nighat Dad on Wednesday announced she was one of the 20 members of Facebook’s newly announced “supreme court” to oversee decisions regarding content published on the social media network and Instagram – another platform owned by Facebook. Taking to Twitter, Dad — who founded the Digital Rights Foundation — said: “I joined because I truly believe in the power, influence & independence this board will have on complex decisions that will be essential for safeguarding & promoting human rights, women’s rights and freedom of expression.”