Facebook says that Trump's punishment for inciting a riot at the Capitol on January 6th will be a two-year suspension, and that suspension will only be lifted if he no longer represents a "risk to public safety."
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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)announced it s suspending former President Donald Trump’s participation on its platforms through Jan. 7, 2023, at which point it evaluate if the “risk to public safety has receded” enough to enable his return under specific restrictions.
What Happened: In a post on the company’s blog, Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg acknowledged that although Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s suspension based on his action surrounding the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill, it nonetheless decried an open-ended suspension.
“Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols,” Clegg wrote. “We are suspending his accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year.”