Facebook considering whether to allow Trump to return, decision expected in 'coming weeks'

[Polybius]

Facebook’s parent company Meta is considering whether to allow former President Donald Trump back on to its platforms and is due to announce its decision in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson told CNN on Monday.

The decision, likely to be one of the most consequential in the company’s history, is being considered by a specially formed internal company working group made up of leaders from different parts of the organization, a person familiar with the deliberations told CNN.

The group includes representatives from the company’s public policy, communications, content policy, and safety and integrity teams, the person said. Details of the working group were first reported by the Financial Times.

Trump was banned from Meta’s platforms Facebook and Instagram after the attack on the US Capitol in January 2021. Initially, the ban was indefinite, but that was later revised, and the company said it would consider allowing Trump back on the platforms after two years. Those two years elapse on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

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[piddyprints]

1. So, what ...

After 2 years everything is ok and they can let him back on to try another insurrection? I mean, he'll try anyway, but why help him out?

I swear, every morning I wake up and hope to read that he choked on his KFC.

[Scrivener7]

2. They will.

[Torchlight]

3. It's a coin toss (to me) whether he gets back on or not.

Meta is a (mostly) competently led business, but it's hard to see how they could appease (mostly) everyone or compromise on an outcome.

On the other hand, he was invited back to Twitter and turned that down in a fit of pique. I'm kind leaning towards the same outcome here.

[kimbutgar]

4. I got an email today from a company that says if my information has been leaked

They identified the Twitter account that I closed the day muskrat took over. My email was exposed. I don’t want to cancel facebook but if they let the monster back on I might have to mute my account.

[Fullduplexxx]

5. cause corp america wants a coup and theyre pushing for it -