His chosen party’s lately increasing openness to explicit white nationalism, the still-recent global-scale failure of the liberal economic consensus, the apparently deep-seated misogyny and racism of the American electorate, Hillary Clinton’s multiple shortcomings as a candidate, or even the last-minute intervention of FBI director James Comey might each have been, on its own, sufficient to hand the election to a man who is, by any reckoning, a dangerous and unpredictable bigot. “In a healthier information ecosystem, the decisions of a single company would not carry such immense political significance, and we hope that new platforms will emerge to challenge the hegemony of the social media giants,” the ACLU’s Romero said.Īssociated Press Writer David Klepper in Washington and AP Technology Writer Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this story.A close and - to pundits, journalists, and Democrats - unexpected victory like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s is always overdetermined, and no one particular thing pushed Trump over the edge on Tuesday night. Throughout his tenure as president, Trump’s use of social media posed a significant challenge to major social media platforms trying to balance the public’s need to hear from their elected leaders with worries about misinformation, harassment and incitement of violence. Though it has been eclipsed culturally by newer rivals like TikTok, Facebook remains the world’s largest social media site and is an incredibly powerful political platform, particularly among older Americans, who are most likely to vote and give money to campaigns. While Trump has insisted publicly that he has no intention of returning to Twitter, he has been discussing doing so in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
They should err on the side of allowing a wide range of political speech, even when it offends.” “The biggest social media companies are central actors when it comes to our collective ability to speak - and hear the speech of others - online. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. Indeed, some of Trump’s most offensive social media posts ended up being critical evidence in lawsuits filed against him and his administration,” said Anthony D. “Like it or not, President Trump is one of the country’s leading political figures and the public has a strong interest in hearing his speech. “It’s quite astonishing that one can spew hatred, fuel conspiracies, and incite a violent insurrection at our nation’s Capitol building, and Mark Zuckerberg still believes that is not enough to remove someone from his platforms,” he said.īut Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University called the reinstatement “the right call - not because the former president has any right to be on the platform but because the public has an interest in hearing directly from candidates for political office.” NAACP President Derrick Johnson blasted the decision as “a prime example of putting profits above people’s safety” and a “grave mistake.” “Facebook created loopholes for Trump that he went right through.
“I am not surprised but it is a disaster,” Beirich said of Meta’s decision. But the company had resisted earlier calls - including from its own employees - to remove Trump’s account.
7, 2021, for praising people engaged in violent acts at the Capitol a day earlier. Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation,” he wrote. “The public should be able to hear what their politicians are saying - the good, the bad and the ugly - so that they can make informed choices at the ballot box,” wrote Nick Clegg, Meta’s vice president of global affairs.Ĭlegg added that when there is a “clear risk” to real-world harm, Meta will intervene. The company said in a blog post it is adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules, even if they are political candidates or world leaders.
Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ’s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan.
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