Former United States President Donald Trump has been officially suspended from Facebook and Instagram for the next two years, after the company’s content advisory council temporarily canceled his profiles on these social networks, considering that he was responsible for the episodes of violence on January 6 on Capitol Hill.
The Facebook supervisory board kept Trump’s account blocked, waiting for Mark Zuckernerg to explain his decision to expel him and clarify what he planned to do with him.
Facebook, which also owns Instagram, has explained this Friday that Trump will be able to reactivate their profiles as of January 2023, after analyzing the company to verify if their presence in these networks continues to put public safety at risk.
“ We will assess external factors, including cases of violence , restrictions on peaceful assemblies and other indicators of civil unrest. If we determine that there is still a serious risk to public safety, we will extend the restriction for a specified period of time and continue to reassess until that risk has diminished, “the company explained in a statement.
Facebook closed Trump’s account after he encouraged his followers to march to the Capitol on January 6 , with a controversial speech in which the New York tycoon questioned the legitimacy of the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the elections of November 2020.
That of Facebook was not the only veto that Donald Trump suffered, as he also stayed out of Twitter, a social network that he used before and after arriving at the White House to expand the reach of his message. This confirmation comes days after Trump shut down one of the platforms he had been using.
In ‘ From the Desk of Donald J. Trump ‘, barely a month old, the former White House tenant published videos and statements from his political action committee (PAC, for its acronym in English), ‘Save America ‘.
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