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Trump’s Facebook ban still wasn’t going his way

The Trump social-media saga kept drifting toward a bigger problem: the platforms had already shown they were willing to treat him as a danger, not a VIP customer. By late June 2021, the argument over his suspension had become another symbol of how the post-Jan. 6 fallout was locking in. Trump was not breaking through censorship; he was getting boxed in by the consequences of his own behavior.

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First recorded Jun 29, 2021·Meaningfully updated Jun 29, 2021

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Trump’s Facebook ban still wasn’t going his way

The Trump social-media saga kept drifting toward a bigger problem: the platforms had already shown they were willing to treat him as a danger, not a VIP customer. By late June 2021, the argument over his suspension had become another symbol of how the post-Jan. 6 fallout was locking in. Trump was not breaking through censorship; he was getting boxed in by the consequences of his own behavior.

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Trump’s Facebook ban still wasn’t going his way

The Trump social-media saga kept drifting toward a bigger problem: the platforms had already shown they were willing to treat him as a danger, not a VIP customer. By late June 2021, the argument over his suspension had become another symbol of how the post-Jan. 6 fallout was locking in. Trump was not breaking through censorship; he was getting boxed in by the consequences of his own behavior.

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