FB board rules in favour of continuing suspension of Trump’s account

Facebook’s Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld the social media giant’s decision to suspend former US President Donald Trump’s account in January after the Capitol riots, but criticised the indefinite suspension and gave the company six months to reexamine its arbitrary penalty.

“(The then) President Trump’s actions on social media encouraged and legitimised violence and were a severe violation of Facebook’s rules,” said Thomas Hughes, Director of the Oversight Board Administration, which was created by Facebook as an independent oversight body.

“By maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral fraud and persistent calls to action, Trump created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible.