Facebook announced today that it is suspending Donald Trump’s account for two years.
The company announced that it will impose sanctions on political figures, as well as other users, when they violate the rules of the social media, especially in the case of misinformation.
The former US president will not be able to return until “public safety risks have been eliminated,” said the platform, which had temporarily suspended him on January 7 for encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol. , in Washington, the day before, in an unprecedented decision. The two-year period is valid from this date, January 7th.
The social media giant has drafted a new regulation in connection with the events of January 6, providing for sanctions of suspension of accounts from one month to two years, for public figures, in case of riots and violence, according to a press release. In this context, recidivists can be ruled out forever.
Trump: Facebook decision insulted
“Facebook’s decision is an insult” to the “75 million people, and many more, who voted for us in the rigged 2020 election,” the former US president said in a press release, adding that the social media giant “He should not be allowed to save her with such censorship and such silence.” “In the end, we will win. “Our country can no longer tolerate these abuses!”, He concluded.
This decision to exclude him deprives Trump of an important online means of communication in view of the midterm elections in November 2022, when his party will fight for the seats of the Congress. However, it means that he will probably be able to return to Facebook before the next presidential election in late 2024.
Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Twitter and remains blocked from YouTube after the Capitol attack .
“Given the critical circumstances that led to Mr Trump’s ouster, we believe his actions constituted a serious breach of our rules, which deserves the highest possible penalty under the new protocols,” the international affairs chief said in a blog post. of Facebook Nick Glegg.
Facebook’s independent supervisory board upheld the unprecedented blockade of the company by Trump in May. However, he ruled that it was wrong to impose an indefinite ban and advocated a “proportionate response”
