The only information about when the board will become active is "2020."
In the meantime, it appointed its first leader last month: Thomas Hughes. He will lead the new oversight group as its director of oversight board administration.
In his previous role, which he left in early January, Hughes served as the executive director of Article 19, a British human rights group that focuses on freedom of information and expression.
Alongside the announcement of its first director, the board's proposed bylaws were also published — which contained one particularly interesting note about transparency: "The board will release all decisions publicly on its website and issue annual reports," it says. "These reports will contain the number and type of cases reviewed by the board, the breakdown of case submissions by region, and information on Facebook's implementation and response."
The latest update from Facebook on the board's creation process was in December 2019, when Facebook director of governance and global affairs, Brent Harris, said the company is "eager to see the Oversight Board take shape and start hearing cases next year."
When pressed for an update on timing, a Facebook representative told Business Insider the company expects to have logistics lined up so that the board can begin hearing cases in the next few months.