Facebook says it will reevaluate reinstating President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in January 2023.
that it may allow former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts to be reinstated in January 2023.
"We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions on peaceful assembly and other markers of civil unrest," the company said in a blog post. "If we determine that there is still a serious risk to public safety, we will extend the restriction for a set period of time and continue to re-evaluate until that risk has receded."
This two-year suspension will prevent Trump from using Facebook or Instagram to broadcast to his followers until after the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.Trump's accounts following the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. The decision was Facebook's most aggressive action against Trump during his four-year term.that given the significance of the suspension, "we think it is important for the board to review it and reach an independent judgment on whether it should be upheld.
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