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The Facebook Oversight Board had already upheld Trump’s suspension, and by May 12 the real story was the continuing fallout: Trump was still locked out of a major political megaphone, and the platforms were still dealing with the consequences of letting him use them as a riot amplifier in the first place.
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The Facebook Oversight Board had already upheld Trump’s suspension, and by May 12 the real story was the continuing fallout: Trump was still locked out of a major political megaphone, and the platforms were still dealing with the consequences of letting him use them as a riot amplifier in the first place.
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The Facebook Oversight Board had already upheld Trump’s suspension, and by May 12 the real story was the continuing fallout: Trump was still locked out of a major political megaphone, and the platforms were still dealing with the consequences of letting him use them as a riot amplifier in the first place.
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