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Donald Trump will not be returning to Facebook at least not immediately the social media giant’s third-party Oversight Board announced Wednesday morning.
“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 Oversight Board announced in a written statement. “However, it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.
“Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing a time-bound period of suspension, or permanently disabling the page and account,” the organization added. “The Board insists that Facebook review this matter to determine and justify a proportionate response that is consistent with the rules that are applied to other users.”
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America may have to wait another six months to find out whether Facebook has the capacity to make a good decision.
On Wednesday, Facebook’s Oversight Board announced that it would uphold the social media network’s decision to suspend Donald Trump from its main site and Instagram after he rallied his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a failed effort to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. It also ruled that when Facebook announced Trump would be banned “indefinitely” and punted the final decision on whether it would become permanent to the board, it was just arbitrarily making shit up.
Facebook Oversight Board upholds ban on Trump s accounts
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Thu, May 6 2021 2:33 IST |
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds ban on Trump s accounts. Image Source: IANS News
San Francisco, May 6 : Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) said on Wednesday that it has voted against reinstating former US President Donald Trump s Facebook account. 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 FOB said in an announcement. Given the seriousness of the violations and the ongoing risk of violence, Facebook was justified in suspending Mr. Trump s accounts on January 6 and extending that suspension on January 7, the FOB noted, adding that it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose an indefinite suspension.
Facebook s suspension of President Donald Trump has been upheld by an oversight board.
Facebook s independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the platform s suspension of former President Donald Trump s account. The Board found that the two posts by Mr. Trump on January 6 severely violated Facebook’s Community Standards and Instagram’s Community Guidelines, reported the board in their announcement.
“ We love you. You’re very special in the first post and great patriots and remember this day forever in the second post violated Facebook’s rules prohibiting praise or support of people engaged in violence, the board continued.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
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“Supreme Court” Thinks Its Policies Are a Joke
The Facebook Oversight Board upheld Trump’s ban, but ridiculed the company in the process: “In applying a vague, standardless penalty . Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities.”
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An effigy of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, dressed as a January 6 insurrectionist, is placed near the U.S. Capitol in March.
He has yet to launch his rumored social media platform, but we now know where the former president will be posting for at least the next six months. It’s called
From the Desk of Donald J. Trump: a drab, dated microblog that would be equally comical and forgettable if it weren’t the new mouthpiece of this country’s most powerful demagogue.