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In July, a VP at Meta wrote an email to the advisory board expressing a desire to “refresh” the committee. Meta currently serves as GIFCT’s chair, giving it outsized influence over policy changes.

New additions to the rotating advisory committee had previously been elected by current members; under the plan laid out in July, they would instead be picked by tech companies.

The committee would be barred from weighing in on key topics such as the consortium’s performance and making recommendations together as a group. Its role as a watchdog would be neutered, advisers believed.