These are the people Facebook put in charge of deciding whether or not to delete controversial posts

The board includes a former Prime Minister of Denmark and several former journalists.

that detailed how the company avoided and deflected blame in the public conversation around its handling of Russian interference and other social network misuses.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Prime Minister of Denmark, is one of the board's four co-chairs. "Up until now some of the most difficult decisions about content have been made by Facebook and you could say Mark Zuckerberg," she said on a call with the press Wednesday. "Facebook has decided to change that."

The move could help Facebook avoid accusations of bias as it removes content deemed problematic. Some lawmakers and conservative speakersthat Facebook censors politically conservative points of view, a claim the company rejects.

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