Facebook Has Upheld Its Ban Of Former President Trump
A Facebook Oversight Board has decided to indefinitely uphold its ban of former President Donald Trump. Trump s account was initially suspended four months ago for inciting violence before the January 6th Capitol incident.
In a statement, Facebook s VP of Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg says that they have not permanently banned Trump. The company is still deciding the appropriate long-term penalty. However, while the board has not required Facebook to immediately restore Mr. Trump’s accounts, it has not specified the appropriate duration of the penalty. Instead, the board criticized the open-ended nature of the suspension, calling it an indeterminate and standardless penalty, and insisted we review our response. We will now consider the board’s decision and determine an action that is clear and proportionate, the statement said.
Analysis: A Facebook executive has penned a lengthy blog post defending the company against claims its algorithms are responsible for upticks in polarisation and extremism, but do his arguments hold up? Marc Daalder reports Facebook is pushing back against criticisms of its algorithms and claims that the site is responsible for increased political polarisation and extremism. In a lengthy blog post, Vice-President for Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg - also a former deputy Prime Minister in the UK and the former head of the Liberal Democrats - defended the company from accusations made in the Netflix documentary
The Social Dilemma, as well as by high-profile commentators in magazines and books.
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Facebook s Oversight Board wants your thoughts on Trump s social media suspension
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FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebookâs quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 overturning four of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Facebookâs Oversight Board is asking the public to submit comments about the social platformâs suspension on former President Donald Trumpâs account.
âWe recognise the level of interest in our case regarding former US President Trump. We encourage people and organizations to share their insights through our public comments process,â the
The first post was a video Trump posted as members of both parties called for him to speak out against the riot and urge the mob to stop. Trump, repeating unfounded claims, said in the video that while he knew the election was stolen, there had to be peace. This was a fraudulent election, but we can t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So go home, he urged. We love you. You re very special. You ve seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel. But go home and go home in peace.