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After Donald Trump used social media to egg on an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, every major social media platform gave him the boot. Facebook, which had gone relatively easy on Trump’s past infractions, indefinitely suspended the then-president days before he was set to leave office.
But the company kicked the decision to its Oversight Board, a new corporate-funded but allegedly independent group of individuals, tasked with reviewing content-related decisions. On Wednesday, the Board ruled that it upheld Facebook’s decision to ban the former president, but also cleared a pathway for him to eventually return.
This penalty must be based on the gravity of the violation and the prospect of future harm.
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