Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban but Orders Review
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Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban But Orders New ReviewFacebook's Oversight Board decided Wednesday morning to uphold the site's ban of former President Donald Trump's account -- but the Board also ordered a new review of the "indefinite suspension" to take place within six months, leaving the door open slightly for a future Trump reinstatement.
The determination by the Board also applies to social app Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.
"The Board has upheld Facebook's decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict then-President Donald Trump's access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account," the Board...
From the Left
Trump still blocked from Facebook — for nowFormer President Donald Trump’s Facebook account should remain suspended, the company’s oversight board announced Wednesday while leaving the door open to his possible return down the line.
The decision comes nearly four months after Facebook suspended Trump’s account over fears he might incite additional violence following the Jan. 6. attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Facebook has said the board’s decision would be binding.
The board upheld Facebook's decision to suspend Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, but it criticized the social network...
From the Center
Facebook's Trump ban upheld by Oversight Board, for nowDonald Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook's Oversight Board.
But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook's normal penalties.
It has ordered Facebook to review the decision and "justify a proportionate response" that is applied to everyone, including ordinary users.
The former president was banned from both sites in January following the Capitol Hill riots.
The Oversight Board said the initial decision to permanently suspend Mr Trump was "indeterminate and standardless", and that the correct response should be...
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