{"id":3443,"date":"2023-01-26T19:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2023-01-26T19:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:34:43","slug":"donald-trump-cleared-to-return-to-facebook-after-two-year-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/magazine\/health-and-lifestyle\/donald-trump-cleared-to-return-to-facebook-after-two-year-ban\/2023\/01\/26\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump cleared to return to Facebook after two-year ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook’s<\/span> parent<\/span> company<\/span> Meta<\/span> announced<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> restore<\/span> former<\/span> President<\/span> Donald<\/span> Trump’s<\/span> personal<\/span> account<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> coming<\/span> weeks,<\/span> lifting<\/span> the<\/span> two-year<\/span> suspension<\/span> it<\/span> imposed<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> Jan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nick<\/span> Clegg,<\/span> Meta’s<\/span> vice<\/span> president<\/span> of<\/span> international<\/span> affairs,<\/span> said,<\/span> “People<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> hear<\/span> what<\/span> politicians<\/span> are<\/span> saying,<\/span> the<\/span> good,<\/span> the<\/span> bad,<\/span> the<\/span> ugly.<\/span> Then<\/span> they<\/span> will<\/span> vote.<\/span> You<\/span> can<\/span> make<\/span> informed<\/span> decisions<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> box.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Clegg<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> Meta<\/span> will<\/span> intervene<\/span> if<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> “clear<\/span> risk”<\/span> of<\/span> harm<\/span> occurring<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> real<\/span> world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf<\/span> Trump<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> post<\/span> content<\/span> that<\/span> infringes<\/span> copyright,<\/span> that<\/span> content<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> removed<\/span> and<\/span> he<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> suspended<\/span> from<\/span> one<\/span> month<\/span> to<\/span> two<\/span> years,<\/span> depending<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> severity<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> offense,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> wrote.<\/span> .<\/span> Facebook<\/span> suspended<\/span> Trump<\/span> in<\/span> January.<\/span> In<\/span> September<\/span> 2021,<\/span> for<\/span> praising<\/span> those<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> violence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Capitol<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> before.<\/span> However,<\/span> the<\/span> company<\/span> has<\/span> resisted<\/span> previous<\/span> calls,<\/span> including<\/span> from<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> employees,<\/span> asking<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> delete<\/span> Trump’s<\/span> account.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mehta<\/span> said<\/span> Trump’s<\/span> accounts<\/span> on<\/span> both<\/span> Facebook<\/span> and<\/span> Instagram<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> restored<\/span> “in<\/span> the<\/span> coming<\/span> weeks.”<\/span> Mainstream<\/span> Social<\/span> Banned<\/span> from<\/span> his<\/span> media,<\/span> Trump<\/span> relies<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> Truth<\/span> Social,<\/span> which<\/span> he<\/span> launched<\/span> after<\/span> being<\/span> blocked<\/span> from<\/span> Twitter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> being<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> largest<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> site,<\/span> Facebook<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> a<\/span> significant<\/span> source<\/span> of<\/span> revenue<\/span> for<\/span> Trump’s<\/span> campaign,<\/span> which<\/span> spent<\/span> millions<\/span> on<\/span> advertising<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> company<\/span> in<\/span> 2016<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> 2020.<\/span> The<\/span> move<\/span> comes<\/span> as<\/span> Trump<\/span> announced<\/span> his<\/span> candidacy<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> time<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> White<\/span> House,<\/span> and<\/span> not<\/span> only<\/span> will<\/span> Trump<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> communicate<\/span> directly<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> 34<\/span> million<\/span> followers,<\/span> but<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> now<\/span> follow<\/span> him<\/span> on<\/span> Truth<\/span> Social.<\/span> Significantly<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> the<\/span> 4.8<\/span> million<\/span> people<\/span> living<\/span> in<\/span> Resume<\/span> direct<\/span> fundraising.<\/span> During<\/span> the<\/span> suspension,<\/span> his<\/span> supporters<\/span> were<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> raise<\/span> money<\/span> for<\/span> him,<\/span> but<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> not<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> place<\/span> ads<\/span> directly<\/span> from<\/span> him<\/span> or<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> voice.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> news,<\/span> Trump<\/span> condemned<\/span> Facebook<\/span> for<\/span> his<\/span> initial<\/span> decision<\/span> to<\/span> suspend<\/span> his<\/span> own<\/span> account<\/span> and<\/span> praised<\/span> his<\/span> social<\/span> truth.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cFACEBOOK,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> lost<\/span> billions<\/span> of<\/span> dollars<\/span> in<\/span> value<\/span> since<\/span> removing<\/span> me,<\/span> your<\/span> favorite<\/span> president,<\/span> from<\/span> its<\/span> platform,<\/span> has<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> reactivate<\/span> my<\/span> account.<\/span> Please<\/span> don’t<\/span> let<\/span> it<\/span> happen<\/span> again<\/span> to<\/span> other<\/span> undeserving<\/span> people!”<\/span> he<\/span> wrote.<\/span> Other<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> companies,<\/span> including<\/span> Snapchat,<\/span> where<\/span> he’s<\/span> suspended,<\/span> also<\/span> kicked<\/span> him<\/span> off<\/span> their<\/span> platforms<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> riots.<\/span> He<\/span> recently<\/span> made<\/span> a<\/span> comeback<\/span> on<\/span> Twitter<\/span> after<\/span> Elon<\/span> Musk<\/span> took<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> company.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Civil<\/span> rights<\/span> groups<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> left-wing<\/span> groups<\/span> were<\/span> quick<\/span> to<\/span> condemn<\/span> Meta’s<\/span> move.<\/span> Heidi<\/span> Beirich,<\/span> founder<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Global<\/span> Project<\/span> Against<\/span> Hate<\/span> and<\/span> Extremism<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> member<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> called<\/span> the<\/span> Real<\/span> Facebook<\/span> Oversight<\/span> Board,<\/span> said<\/span> allowing<\/span> Trump<\/span> to<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> Facebook<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> online<\/span> audience.<\/span> It<\/span> will<\/span> send<\/span> a<\/span> signal<\/span> to<\/span> others<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> rules<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> broken<\/span> without<\/span> lasting<\/span> repercussions.<\/span> Those<\/span> who<\/span> criticized<\/span> the<\/span> platform’s<\/span> efforts.<\/span> Beirich<\/span> said<\/span> of<\/span> Meta’s<\/span> decision,<\/span> “It<\/span> doesn’t<\/span> surprise<\/span> me,<\/span> but<\/span> it’s<\/span> a<\/span> disaster.”<\/span> Facebook<\/span> created<\/span> a<\/span> loophole<\/span> that<\/span> Trump<\/span> went<\/span> through.<\/span> He<\/span> rioted<\/span> on<\/span> Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>NAACP<\/span> President<\/span> Derrick<\/span> Johnson<\/span> called<\/span> the<\/span> decision<\/span> “a<\/span> classic<\/span> example<\/span> of<\/span> prioritizing<\/span> profit<\/span> over<\/span> people’s<\/span> safety”<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> “grave<\/span> mistake.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“To<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> spout<\/span> hate,<\/span> incite<\/span> conspiracies<\/span> and<\/span> instigate<\/span> violent<\/span> riots<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> Capitol<\/span> is<\/span> so<\/span> amazing<\/span> that<\/span> Mark<\/span> Zuckerberg<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> take<\/span> someone<\/span> off<\/span> their<\/span> platform.<\/span> I<\/span> still<\/span> believe<\/span> it’s<\/span> not<\/span> enough.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> Jameel<\/span> Jafar,<\/span> executive<\/span> director<\/span> of<\/span> Columbia<\/span> University’s<\/span> First<\/span> Amendment<\/span> Institute,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> reinstatement<\/span> “has<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> reputation.<\/span> It’s<\/span> not<\/span> because<\/span> the<\/span> former<\/span> president<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> to<\/span> speak,<\/span> but<\/span> because<\/span> the<\/span> public<\/span> is<\/span> interested.”<\/span> because<\/span> I<\/span> have<\/span> it,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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