Facebook Continues Trump Ban For At Least Two Years

The Washington Post reports:

Facebook said Friday that it plans to suspend Trump for two years following his comments in the wake of the Capitol insurrection on January 6th, and will only reinstate him” if the risk to public safety has receded.”

Since the 2016 election, the company has applied a test to political speech that weighs the newsworthiness of the content against its propensity to cause harm.

Now the company will throw out the first part of the test and will no longer consider newsworthiness as a factor, according to a person familiar with the company’s thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity because that person was not authorized to speak publicly.

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Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years in response to Oversight Board ruling https://t.co/NUzHRVCMj8

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 4, 2021

In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit https://t.co/0n1pWwv9kM

— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) June 4, 2021