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Facebook's share lost 4.5% on Monday,
Business Insider
reports
.
Since Donald Trump's ban on this social network following the assault on Capitol Hill in Washington, the market capitalization of the American company has fallen by $ 33.6 billion (nearly € 28 million).
He also no longer has an account on Twitter and Instagram.
Mark Zuckerberg announced last Thursday that the account of the former President of the United States would be banned indefinitely.
It was after this decision that the share price of the American network suffered repercussions.
He was to be temporarily banned
This announcement makes investors fear the departure from the social network of Trump's 74.2 million voters, who could delete their accounts and no longer access the various services offered by the company.
The outgoing president could also harm the various social networks by signing a decree to hamper their activity.
Last May, while one of Donald Trump's tweets was
fact checked
, the outgoing president signed a regulatory act challenging section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act which limits liability social networks concerning the content posted by its users, specifies
Phonandroid
.
Investors fear this will happen again.
Initially, his ban was to be lifted after the inauguration of Joe Biden.
But Facebook's position seems to have changed.
“Our ban is indefinite.
We said it would last at least until the presidential transition, but we do not intend to lift it, ”explained the number 2 of the group.
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