Former President Donald Trump s suspension from Facebook will last for two years, the company said in a statement Friday. But the company said Trump could return if he stopped committing violations .
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“Facebook’s ruling on former President Donald Trump is just the latest evidence that Big Tech wields far too much power,” Media Research Center President L. Brent Bozell declared. “Leftist Facebook executives weren’t satisfied with interfering with the 2020 election. Now, they want to interfere with the 2024 campaign by knee-capping Trump before he can even get started.”
Former President Donald Trump will be suspended from Facebook for at least two years, Facebook announced. Additionally, it decided to change the way it moderates speech from public figures in a massive blow to free speech online.
Facebook said the effective start date for the suspension of Trump’s account began “the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year,” Facebook VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said in a company blog post. Facebook also discussed new rules regarding “Heightened Penalties for Public Figures During Times of Civil Unrest and Ongoing Violenc
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27 May 2021
Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg stated in a recent op-ed that Facebook shouldn’t be hampered by regulation so that it can be free to spread its technology worldwide but also American values such as “free expression.”
In a recent op-ed published by CNBC, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg outlined the values that Facebook believes it must promote worldwide. Clegg stated that Facebook focuses on promoting American values such as “free expression,” a statement many would find ironic considering the allegations of censorship Facebook has faced in recent years.
“The US risks becoming a nation that exports incredible technologies, but fails to export its values,” Clegg wrote in the op-ed. Clegg addresses the regulation issues that Facebook is facing from lawmakers, stating: