Facebook puts Trump on internal trial: Social media giant refers decision to permanently ban former president to its left-leaning 'supreme court' oversight board Facebook is allowing its left-leaning 'supreme court' oversight board to decide if Donald Trump should be permanently banned Trump had his Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended after the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol at the hands of MAGA mob rioters The social media giant said on Thursday that it stands by its decision to suspend Trump's accounts but will defer to the seemingly-independent oversight board Critics of the decision to ban Trump from Facebook say it is censorship and will have 'serious free speech consequences' going forward