Facebook will junk Donald Trump posts for violations: COO Sheryl Sandberg

In a first direct challenge to US President Donald Trump in the run-up to the November presidential election, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said the platform would remove Trump posts if they violate company standards.

Speaking on MSNBC on Tuesday, Sandberg said: “When the president violates our hate speech standards or gives false information about voter suppression or coronavirus, it comes down”.

In a bid to protect election integrity, Facebook last week announced dedicated voting information centres that will connect US voters to accurate and easy-to-find information about voting ahead of the 2020 polls.

The social network giant which earlier faced flak for failing to keep foreign players with malicious intentions away from its platform during the 2016 US presidential election said that the “Voting Information Center” will be available on Facebook and Instagram.