Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Ban But Insists On A Review And Permanent Decision
Facebook’s Oversight Board has officially given a verdict over the platform’s January decision to ban then-President Donald Trump. While the board ruled to keep the indeterminate ban in place, it also “insists” that Facebook review the matter within six months to make a permanent decision that is “consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform.” Facebook banned Trump from the platform on January 7, 2021, a day after the riot on the Capitol....