政大教授陳憶寧入列
Facebook announced the establishment of an independent Oversight Board to advise on tricky content issues.
臉書日前宣布成立獨立「審查委員會」，將對棘手的內容問題提供建議。
establish(v.)establishment(n.)建立;成立board of directors董事會tricky(adj.)難辦的、難對付的
The initial 20 members of the board include: Tawakkol Karman, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Yemen, Alan Rusbridger, the former editor-in-chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former prime minister of Denmark. Professor Katherine Chen at National Chengchi University’s College of Communications is also on the list.
委員會創始成員包含葉門諾貝爾和平獎得主塔瓦庫·卡曼、前英國《衛報》總編艾倫·拉斯布里傑、丹麥前總理施密特等20位人士，國立政治大學傳播學院教授陳憶寧也是委員會成員。
initial(adj.)起初的;一開始的laureate(n.)(在某研究領域)獲得桂冠的人，獲得殊榮的人a Nobel laureate諾貝爾奬得獎者
Facebook says although a quarter of the members are from the US, together, the members represent 27 different countries and at least 29 languages.
臉書指出，雖然有四分之一成員來自美國，但是全體成員總共代表了27個不同國家，至少會說29種語言。
a quarter of 四分之一的represent(v.)代表
The Oversight Board, which CEO Mark Zuckerbug referred to as Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” will hear appeals against some content removal decisions made by Facebook’s in-house moderation teams, and even has the power to overturn the final decision of the CEO.
CEO祖克伯稱「審查委員會」為臉書的「最高法院」，將審理針對被臉書內部審查小組刪除的內容提起的上訴，甚至有權推翻祖克柏的最終決定。
refer to A as B把…稱作…Supreme Court最高法院justice(n.)大法官hear(v.)審理appeal(n.)(v.)上訴、訴請裁決、提出異議、申訴moderation(n.)適度;適中;合理overturn(v.)推翻(裁決)=reverse=topple
The board will also make recommendations on the social media platform’s content policies.
委員會還將就臉書的內容政策提出建議。
recommendation(n.)提議，建議；意見=suggestion
The launch of an oversight board comes after Facebook found itself sinking into a quagmire of controversy.
審查委員會成立前，臉書的內容審核機制一直備受爭議，
launch(n.)啟動;開始quagmire(n.)沼澤地;泥潭、困境;危險的境地
In 2016, the social networking site was criticized for censoring the famous “Napalm Girl” photograph, citing nudity. The Pulitzer Prize winning photo was taken during the Vietnam War in 1972 and depicts an injured nine-year-old child, running naked during a napalm attack.
2016年，臉書曾以「內容裸露」為由，刪除一張著名的越戰照片「燃燒彈女孩」（Napalm Girl），這張普立茲新聞獎的得獎照片攝於1972年，紀錄下受傷的9歲孩童赤著身子躲避燃燒彈攻擊的畫面。
censor(v.)審查(書籍、電影或網路內容)citing…=and cited…cite(v.)舉例;引證nude(adj.)裸露的=nakednudity(n.)赤裸、裸體napalm(n.)(炸彈中使用的)凝固汽油
Facebook was also condemned for allowing hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to spread on its platform.
另外，臉書也被譴責放任攻擊緬甸穆斯林羅興亞人的仇恨言論在平台上散播，
condemn(v.)譴責=denouncehate speech仇恨言論
Both instances have called Facebook’s content review mechanism into question.
這兩個例子都讓臉書的審查制度受到質疑。
instance(n.)事例;例子call sb. into question 使…受到質疑
Facebook’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said the board will begin to hear cases this summer. Eventually, the board will grow to include around 40 members and Facebook has pledged $130 million to fund it for at least six years.
臉書國際事務與通訊傳播副總裁克萊格說，委員會將會在夏天開始審理案件，最終成員會增加到40位左右，且臉書已承諾將提供該委員會1.3億美元的經費，至少為期6年。
pledge(v.)宣誓;(正式)承諾=promise