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Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Donald Trump’s suspension on May 5, 2021, while saying the company could not leave the penalty open-ended without clearer standards. The ruling kept Trump off one of his main distribution channels and forced Facebook to decide what came next within six months.
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Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Donald Trump’s suspension on May 5, 2021, while saying the company could not leave the penalty open-ended without clearer standards. The ruling kept Trump off one of his main distribution channels and forced Facebook to decide what came next within six months.
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Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Donald Trump’s suspension on May 5, 2021, while saying the company could not leave the penalty open-ended without clearer standards. The ruling kept Trump off one of his main distribution channels and forced Facebook to decide what came next within six months.
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