Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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The board won't let Facebook avoid accounting for its decisions
Facebook’s (FB) oversight board proved its worth on Wednesday. While the board upheld the company’s initial suspension of former President Donald Trump’s accounts, it’s also pressing the social network to make the ultimate call about whether to let him back on the service.
In its decision, the board announced it would uphold Facebook’s move to restrict Trump’s ability to post to Facebook and Instagram because his posts on Jan. 6, in the midst of the riots at the Capitol, “severely violated” Facebook’s and Instagram’s community standards.
