The social media giant Meta announced on Wednesday January 25 that it would, in the coming weeks, "end the suspension" of Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram, two years after the exclusion of the former American president. following the assault on the Capitol.
"The public needs to be able to hear what politicians are saying so they can make informed choices," Nick Clegg, Meta's head of international affairs, said in a statement.
In a post on his blog, Meta said he had put in place a new framework to deter any further violations of his rules, after the former tenant of the White House had been removed from the platforms for remarks deemed to incite violence. .
“Such a thing should never happen again to a sitting president, or to anyone else who does not deserve punishment!”, reacted the Republican Donald Trump, candidate for the presidential election of 2024, on his Truth Social network. .
With AFP and Reuters
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