Yesterday, Thursday, Meta lifted a ban that lasted more than two years from former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, according to company spokesman Andy Stone.
Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts have been suspended following an attack by his supporters who rejected the results of the 2020 presidential election that led to Joe Biden’s victory. At the time, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Trump’s accounts were banned for inciting violence and praising the unrest of his supporters.
In late January, Meta announced that it intended to reinstate Trump’s accounts “in the coming weeks” and if Trump violated the company’s content policy again, his accounts would be subject to an additional ban ranging from one month to two years, depending on the severity. violations.
Last month, the American tech giant announced an update to its policy on content that clearly doesn’t violate its policies but could incite violent or malicious behavior similar to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
And if such content is proven to have been posted, Meta has said it will restrict its distribution by preventing users from sharing posts. The Company may also restrict the account’s access to advertising tools.
Notably, Trump now regaining access to his major social media accounts will allow him to connect with voters and solicit political donations before running in the 2024 US presidential election.
Notably, as of January last year, Trump has about 23 million Instagram followers and 34 million Facebook followers.
Trump used his social media popularity to get to the White House in 2016 and then used it to rally his supporters at every opportunity.
The lifting of the ban on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts comes after Twitter CEO Elon Musk reversed a decision to permanently ban Trump’s account on his platform last November after polling user opinions, but the former US president has not released anything. there since the cancellation.
As for Trump, he is currently content to post his messages on Truth Social, which he created and controls to find a platform for himself after he was denied access to his supporters through other networks.
