Meta announced on January 25 that it will “put an end to the suspension” of the accounts of Facebook e Instagram of Donald Trump In the next weeks.
“The public has to be able to hear what politicians are saying in order to make decisions,” Nick Clegg, Meta’s head of international affairs, said in a statement.
“But that does not mean that there are no limits to what people can say on our platform. When there is a risk of harm in the real world – a high risk that justifies an intervention by Meta in the public debate – we will act,” he said.
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Why had Donald Trump’s accounts been suspended?
The former president was banned from Facebook on January 7, 2021, while he was still in power, for having encouraged his followers during the attack on capitol in Washington the day before.
An unprecedented decision, imitated at the time by most of the major social networks, including Twitter.
In June 2021, Facebook decided that the ban would last for two years, and that the Republican billionaire could return when “the risks to public safety” have “gone away.”
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The suspension “should never happen again to a sitting president or to anyone who does not deserve sanctions!” Trump reacted on his Truth Social account, the social network he launched last year.
In addition to encouraging his supporters, Trump repeated for months the theory that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from him, without evidence.
Facebook, at the center of a debate
Facebook is at the center of a debate between advocates of stricter moderation of content posted on social networks, generally from the American left, and those who accuse the platforms of “censorship”, including Republicans.
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“If Trump publishes infringing content again, it will be removed and will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the infringement,” said Meta’s head of international affairs.
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