Thread by @kreissdaniel

Honored to be a part of this statement.

Our conclusion: While Facebook’s enforcement
actions are flawed, the grounds for removing Trump from the platform are clearly justified in the context of Facebook’s Community Standards.

Thread.

https://twitter.com/unc_citap/status/1359931288879251457

First, much public discourse focused on incitement, but we focus on 'voice' - a @Facebook value. Trump used his singularly powerful expression on Facebook systematically to deny the expressive rights of the American public at the ballot box.

@Facebook This includes the president's numerous and deliberate false claims about the processes and procedures of voting
and the security of the vote. And it includes his repeated statements sanctioning extrajudicial violence to intimidate political opponents.

@Facebook As such, we argue that the clear grounds to remove Trump come with respect to his attempt to deny the voice of the voting public and undermine his own accountability at the ballot box.

@Facebook We also argue that the @Facebook Community Standards *require* a) consideration of the holistic context posts are made within (including what is happening off-FB), and b) evaluating accounts and content over longer time frames.

We also argue that only examining specific posts, at specific moments in time, for potential incitement is dangerous. Such a standard would only enable Facebook to be reactive to harms, not to prevent them...as required by its Community Standards.

Finally, about 'world leaders' and 'newsworthiness': Facebook should draw a bright red line at attempts to undermine democratic checks, including the non-partisan administration of state functions including elections.