{"id":21894,"date":"2021-05-05T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=21894"},"modified":"2021-05-05T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T17:22:22","slug":"donald-trump-facebook","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Is Still Banned From Facebook (For Now)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21898\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21898\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1230571424-e1620224284266.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Trump (Photo: MANDEL NGAN \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/donald-trump-departs-white-house\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> won\u2019t be posting on Facebook anytime soon. The social media company\u2019s independent oversight board <a href=\"https:\/\/oversightboard.com\/news\/226612455899839-oversight-board-upholds-former-president-trump-s-suspension-finds-facebook-failed-to-impose-proper-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> its decision this morning, saying that Facebook was justified in banning the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s posts during the Capitol riot severely violated Facebook\u2019s rules and encouraged and legitimized violence,\u201d a post on the board\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightBoard\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter account<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Board has upheld Facebook\u2019s decision on January 7 to suspend then-President Trump from Facebook and Instagram. Trump\u2019s posts during the Capitol riot severely violated Facebook\u2019s rules and encouraged and legitimized violence.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/veRvWpeyCi\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/veRvWpeyCi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Board (@OversightBoard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightBoard\/status\/1389928311174750211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/07\/technology\/facebook-trump-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\">banned Trump<\/a> shortly after the January 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/us-capitol-pro-trump-riot-vs-black-lives-matter-protests\/\">attack on the Capitol<\/a> by a mob of the former president\u2019s supporters and white supremacists attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The company claimed that Trump\u2019s posts incited the violent insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>This, of course, came after years of the company turning a blind eye to the lies, misinformation, and harmful rhetoric the former president spewed on its platform. It failed to act when, last May, in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/george-floyd-brother-calls-for-calm-riots\/\">protests<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/george-floyd-funeral\/\">George Floyd<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-cop-accused-of-murdering-george-floyd\/\">murdered by a Minneapolis cop<\/a>, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/29\/technology\/trump-twitter-minneapolis-george-floyd.html\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> the racist phrase \u201cwhen the looting starts, the shooting starts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But while <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/president-donald-trump-twitter-ban\/\">other social media companies<\/a> banned Trump permanently after January 6, Facebook chose only to remove his account <em>indefinitely<\/em>\u2014essentially dangling the possibility of maybe, potentially someday welcoming him back. This, the oversight board claims, was also a violation of Facebook\u2019s own (apparently extremely selectively enforced) rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension,\u201d the board\u2019s statement reads. \u201cFacebook\u2019s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing a time-bound period of suspension, or permanently disabling the page and account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The board, which was launched 1 year ago and consists of 20 law and human rights specialists, gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate his account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally, we urged Facebook to conduct a review into its contribution to the narrative of electoral fraud and political tensions that led to the events of January 6. This should look at Facebook\u2019s design and policy choices that may allow its platform to be abused.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Board (@OversightBoard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightBoard\/status\/1389928320943353856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy Twitter thread, the oversight board urged Facebook to apply its own standards fairly, and prioritize harm prevention over newsworthiness. \u201cFacebook cannot make up the rules as it goes, and anyone concerned about its power should be concerned about allowing this. Having clear rules that apply to all users and Facebook is essential for ensuring the company treats users fairly. This is what the Board stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also echoed calls from, well, just about <em>everyone<\/em>, for the company to review its own role in contributing to the false narrative of election fraud and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/us-election-results-divided-country\/\">political polarization<\/a> by allowing misinformation to proliferate on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Mark Zuckerberg and co. need to get their act together! 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