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The Oversight Board, an independent body set up by the international company Meta, plays a key role in content moderation by interpreting and applying international human rights norms in the digital environment that the company manages. This article examines the origins, structure and competence of the Oversight Board, analyses the compliance of its activities with the principles of international human rights law – in particular Articles 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) – and assesses how its decisions reflect and interpret key instruments in international law such as the UN Rabat Plan of Action on the Prohibition of Advocacy for National, Racial or Religious Hatred (Rabat Plan of Action) and the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. By analysing the practice of the Oversight Board, the article focuses on the interpretation and application of international human rights norms by private self-regulatory bodies. We discuss the definition of the limits of freedom of speech and expression, as well as the value of such self-regulatory models, based on international standards, to ensure transparent, responsible and principled management of content on digital social platforms.