Facebook Trump ban upheld but Oversight Board refuses to make the toughest decision Chris Davies - May 5, 2021, 8:15am CDT The Facebook Oversight Board has found the social network was right to restrict former President Trump’s account in early January 2021, though has insisted on a review of the indefinite suspension the then-President faced on Facebook. The results of the hotly-anticipated – and undoubtedly divisive – Oversight Board investigation centered on Facebook’s reaction to incendiary posts by Trump during the DC Capitol Building riot on January 6. Then, while the 2020 election results were still being contested, an insurrectionist mob forcibly entered the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Five people died, and more were injured. Multiple investigations into the attack are underway, with the FBI having already charged numerous people for their role in the violence.