Trump Is Returning To Facebook – Should Measures Be Taken To Keep Him In Check?
Trump Is Returning To Facebook – Should Measures Be Taken To Keep Him In Check?
Trump was expelled from the platform after the January 6th insurrection (Photo). … [+]Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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This week, concerns were raised that Donald Trump’s return to Facebok might encourage others to react in the same way. He could also use the information to spread misinformation or to attack others.
Meta, however, announced this week that they will restore the accounts of former President Trump on Facebook and Instagram. Trump had been banned from the platform following the insurrection on January 6th, 2021, and later referred that decision to the Oversight Board – an “expert body” the social network established to be an independent check and balance of its decision-making.