Facebook's oversight board calls for more transparency

Facebook Inc's independent oversight board demanded more transparency from the social media giant on Thursday, saying the company was not "fully forthcoming" on how it deals with certain high-profile user accounts.

The board's comments follow a Wall Street Journal report last month that said millions of Facebook accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other high profile users were exempt from some internal checks.

The board said that Facebook had not been transparent with the company's 'cross-check' system, an internal program the social media network says is used to double check enforcement actions against certain users.