Social Media Giant, Facebook Suspends Trump for 2 Years

Facebook announced on Friday its intention to suspend former President Donald Trump for two years following his remarks inciting violence in the wake of the insurgency on Capitol, January 6, 2021.

The social media giant will only reinstate him “if the risk to public safety has diminished,” according to a blog post on the company’s website.

Facebook’s new policy specifically refers to the behavior of public figures during times of heightened violence or unrest, according to the blog Facebook says it will now launch a series of time-limited suspensions for violators, starting with a one-month suspension, and turning to experts to help reassess the situation at the end of each period.

The announcement, which is part of a set of responses to the Facebook Oversight Board’s recommendations in May regarding his suspension of the former president, is likely to have major implications for how the platform treats public figures. controversial in the future.

In deciding whether the social network should reestablish Trump’s account on his service, the largely independent Facebook-funded Oversight Board said the social media company was right to suspend him at the time, but had no justification clear to keep it off the platform indefinitely.