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Facebook’s Oversight Board Upholds the Social Network’s Decision to Ban Former President Trump
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Dateline: Washington, DC
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

 

Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social network’s decision to ban former president Donald Trump, but also faulted the social network for making a decision without clear criteria.

For now, it dashed any hopes the former president had of returning to the social media site. Facebook banned Trump indefinitely following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, citing posts that it said encouraged violence, reports The Washington Post.

“In the binding ruling by the 20-member Oversight Board, which is largely independent and funded by the social network, it agreed that Trump’s comments on the day of the insurrection “created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible.” The board pointed to the former president calling the mob members “patriots,” “special,” and telling them to “remember this day forever,” says The Post.
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