A week ago, former US President Donald Trump lobbied Meta to lift sanctions on its Facebook and Instagram accounts, which were shut down years ago after inciting his followers to attack the Washington Capitol. As part of the campaign to regain access to the White House by 2024, The former president had asked Meta to reconsider its decision.
Restoring their accounts could lend support to Trump, who announced this in November.He will run for the White House again in 2024.. She has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram. These are therefore essential for political advocacy and fundraising.
Donald Trump won’t be banned from Meta’s social networks anytime soon
” As a general rule, we do not want to stand in the way of open, public and democratic discussion on Meta’s platforms, especially in the context of elections in democratic societies such as the United States. Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, wrote in a blog post announcing the decision. ” The public should be able to hear their politicians say the good, the bad and the ugly so that they can make informed choices at the ballot box. “.
For example, a Meta spokesperson said that Trump would be allowed to attack the 2020 election results without suffering the company’s consequences. However, if Trump is to cast doubt on an upcoming election like the 2024 presidential race, The social giant would take action. In these cases, Meta limit the dissemination of offensive posts or restrict access to advertising tools.
At the moment, it is not known exactly when Donald Trump will return to Facebook and Instagram. Meta simply announced that the sanctions would be lifted” next week “, without further details.
