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Facebook's Trump suspension referred to independent Oversight Board
- Facebook's (FB+1.5%) independent Oversight Board is taking on its
highest-profile case yet: the indefinite suspension of former President
Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram.
- The company referred its decision to the Oversight Board to render a
final call on whether Trump can return to the platform.
- The Oversight Board's decisions are binding on Facebook and can't be
overruled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg or anyone else.
- And it comes a day after the inauguration of Joe Biden as president;
Facebook had said its decision was for an indefinite time, but at least
through the inauguration.
- While Facebook awaits the board's decision, Trump will remain
suspended, it says.
- "Our decision to suspend then-President Trump's access was taken in
extraordinary circumstances: a U.S. president actively fomenting a
violent
insurrection designed to thwart the peaceful transition of power; five
people killed; legislators fleeing the seat of democracy," Facebook says.
- The case starts with a five-member case review panel, whose findings
will be shared with the entire Oversight Board, where a majority will
decide.
- The case has clear implications for Facebook engagement - as social
media engagement has dipped following Trump's effective removal from
various platforms.
- *Dear readers*: We recognize that politics often intersects with the
financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the
separate political discussion.
|Today, 12:36 PM|102 Comments
Facebook's Trump suspension referred to independent Oversight Board
- Facebook's (FB+1.5%) independent Oversight Board is taking on its
highest-profile case yet: the indefinite suspension of former President
Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram.
- The company referred its decision to the Oversight Board to render a
final call on whether Trump can return to the platform.
- The Oversight Board's decisions are binding on Facebook and can't be
overruled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg or anyone else.
- And it comes a day after the inauguration of Joe Biden as president;
Facebook had said its decision was for an indefinite time, but at least
through the inauguration.
- While Facebook awaits the board's decision, Trump will remain
suspended, it says.
- "Our decision to suspend then-President Trump's access was taken in
extraordinary circumstances: a U.S. president actively fomenting a
violent
insurrection designed to thwart the peaceful transition of power; five
people killed; legislators fleeing the seat of democracy," Facebook says.
- The case starts with a five-member case review panel, whose findings
will be shared with the entire Oversight Board, where a majority will
decide.
- The case has clear implications for Facebook engagement - as social
media engagement has dipped following Trump's effective removal from
various platforms.
- *Dear readers*: We recognize that politics often intersects with the
financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the
separate political discussion.
|Today, 12:36 PM|102 Comments
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