Oversight Board overturns Facebook censorship decision of user asking for advice on how to speak to a doctor

Last August, Facebook removed a post where a user asked for advice on how to talk to a doctor about the prescription drug Adderall. The Oversight Board has now overturned the decision, arguing there was no immediate or direct link between the post and the probability of harm.

In June, the user, based in the US, asked the question in a private group for adults who supposedly have “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” (ADHD).

The user, who suggests they have ADHD, asked group members how they would approach their doctor about Adderall. The user said they were given Xanax. They added Adderall had worked for them in the past; other drugs “zombie me out.”