Trump still blocked from Facebook — for now politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
Former President Trump’s Facebook account should remain suspended, the company’s oversight board announced this morning while leaving the door open to his possible return down the line politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
The oversight board's decision comes nearly 4 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. politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
"It’s a sad day for Facebook because I can tell you, a number of members of Congress are now looking at, do they break up Facebook?" Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, said this morning politi.co/3b3ABko
"Facebook actually failed to follow its own rules on removing harmful content by choosing an indefinite suspension," Helle Thorning-Schmidt of the Facebook Oversight Board said politi.co/3b3ABko
A minority of the members on Facebook's oversight board pushed to take a broader look at whether Trump’s posts contributed to racial tension and broke rules on incitement of violence, but couldn’t reach a consensus. politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
Republicans have expressed outrage over news that Trump’s Facebook suspension would remain in place for the time being.
Privately, many of them, including some close to the former president, were panicked. politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
Privately, many of them, including some close to the former president, were panicked. politico.com/news/2021/05/0…
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