Facebook Inc.’s independent Oversight Board is set to announce on Wednesday whether former President Donald Trump can rejoin the world’s largest social network, a decision with deep consequences for Trump, the company and the U.S. political conversation. The decision comes as social media platforms are under pressure to police false or inflammatory content on their sites while being accused of favoring liberal views and punishing conservatives.
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Facebook s Oversight Board is planning to announce whether or not former President Donald Trump will be able to return to the social media platform on Wednesday.
Trump was indefinitely locked out of his Facebook account after he was accused of using his social media platforms to incite a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot on January 6.
The following day, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergwrote in a post that the risk of continuing to allow Trump to use Facebook and Instagram during the presidential transition period was simply too great.
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