Font Size “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 Violence.”