Meta has lifted the final restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the run up to US presidential elections in November.
The ex-US president and convicted felon’s accounts were suspended in 2021 after he praised supporters who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January.
Trump’s accounts, which combined have over 60 million followers, were re-instated in 2023 but subject to additional monitoring, which has now been removed, the social media giant said in a blog post.
Meta said it had a responsibility to allow political expression and that Americans should be able to hear from presidential nominees on an equal basis.
I’m pretty sure ‘the country’ decided against overthrowing ‘the country’. The Minority Against Governing in America was largely rebuffed. Though I’m deeply concerned that they have not stopped planning their insurrection, and will try again.
“3 years later, Jan. 6 by the numbers: More than 1,200 charged, more than 460 imprisoned for role in Capitol attack” https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/3-years-jan-6-numbers-1200-charged-460/story?id=106140326
