Haugen, we have extended an invitation for her to speak to the Board over the coming weeks, which she has accepted," the Oversight Board said in a release Monday.

Haugen's experiences and gather information that can help push for greater transparency and accountability from Facebook through our case decisions and recommendations."

Haugen confirmed on Twitter Monday that she had accepted the invitation to "brief the Facebook Oversight Board about what I learned while working there." She added: "Facebook has lied to the board repeatedly, and I am looking forward to sharing the truth with them."

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this article.

The Facebook Oversight Board is intended for appealing content decisions on Facebook-owned platforms.

After some delay, the company announced in October 2020 that the board would begin to hear cases.

"As a Board, we will continue to ask Facebook difficult questions and push the company to commit to greater transparency, accountability and fairness," the group said Monday.