The former US president is banned from Facebook and Instagram due to the use he gave them to the platforms in the framework of the capture of the Capitol in the United States.
Facebook’s advisory council, created by the company itself to act as a sort of supreme court on what content should be removed from the platform, will announce this Wednesday whether to maintain or lift the veto of former US president Donald Trump .
In an email sent to the media, that body announced that the decision will be known on Wednesday at 8 am in Colombia and that it will hold a press conference to explain the reasons for its resolution.
Trump remains banned from Facebook and Instagram (owned by the former) due to the use that the president gave to the networks during the episodes of violence registered on January 6, when hundreds of people took over the US Capitol.
The intention of the company led by Mark Zuckerberg is to make the suspension permanent .
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During the last months, the matter has been examined by five members of the advisory body, who later presented their conclusions in a debate in which the 40 members of this body participated , who finally reached a consensus by majority.
Trump may file submissions if he disagrees with the final decision.
In addition, Facebook requested “policy recommendations to the council in case of suspensions when the user is a political leader”, so it is foreseeable that the decision on Trump will be accompanied by a guide on how to act in these cases.
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The assault on the Capitol left four protesters and a police officer dead and came after Trump harangued his supporters and reiterated his baseless accusations , which he also spread on social media, that there was electoral fraud in the November presidential elections.
In addition to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and practically all social networks did the same and also vetoed the former president.
