Meta will remove any previously imposed penalties and restrictions on former president Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Meta said Friday it will remove any previously imposed penalties and restrictions on former president Donald Trump's social media accounts.
The company first took action against Trump's social media accounts in 2021, shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C., and after a two-year suspension, he regained access to his accounts last February but still faced certain restrictions and penalties. After Meta's latest announcement, if Trump violates community guidelines, he faces a much shorter possible suspension that could last only a few days, as opposed to a lengthier suspension under the previously imposed penalties, depending on the severity.Former President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on July 09, 2024 in Doral, Florida.
The company first took action against Trump's social media accounts in 2021, shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. At the time, MetaTrump's accounts for a two-year period, after it deemed that some of the former president's actions, such as praising the Capitol Rioters, were a potential risk for inciting more violence.to his accounts the following month.
"With the party conventions taking place shortly, including the Republican convention next week, the candidates for President of the United States will soon be formally nominated," Clegg wrote. "In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for President on the same basis."
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