Facebook suspends Donald Trump's account for two years
Facebook announced Friday to suspend Donald Trump for two years, and that politicians would now be punished like other users when they violate the rules of the social network, especially in the event of disinformation.
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Facebook extended Friday, June 4 until at least January 2023 the suspension of Donald Trump from his social network and announced a change in its rules regarding the treatment of politicians who violate its terms of use.
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Donald Trump denounced on Friday an “
insult
” made to the “
75 million
” Americans who voted for him in 2020, after the announcement of his suspension from Facebook for two years.
The ex-president, in a statement, added that the social media giant "
should not be allowed to get away with this censorship and muzzling
".
“In
the end, we're going to win.
Our country can no longer endure these abuses
!
», He concluded.
In May, Facebook's supervisory committee upheld the suspension imposed on the former president of the United States following the invasion of the Capitol by his supporters on January 6 in Washington.
"A proportionate response"
The committee had nevertheless ruled that the group could not impose an indefinite suspension and had given Facebook six months to determine "
a proportionate response
".
Donald Trump's suspension was effective from the original date in January and will only be reinstated if conditions permit, Facebook said.
"
Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump's suspension, we believe his actions were a serious violation of our rules which deserve the highest sanction available under the new enforcement protocols
," added the social network.
The move comes on the same day that European and UK competition authorities launched investigations into possible anti-competitive behavior by Facebook in the online advertising industry.
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