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Meta Lifts ALL Restrictions On Ex-US President Trump’s Facebook, Instagram Accounts

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Restrictions on former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be lifted (Photo: New York Post)

Meta lifted all restrictions on ex-US President Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Meta has announced that it would remove restrictions placed on former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts ahead of the Republican National Convention next week.

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In a statement on Friday, the company said the decision was made to ensure that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, would have equal standing with Democrat President Joe Biden.

“In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for President on the same basis,” a statement from Meta said.

“As a result, former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject to the heightened suspension penalties.”

Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. Will Lanzoni/CNN

Former US President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. Will Lanzoni/CNN

Trump’s accounts on both Facebook and Instagram were reinstated in early 2023, following a two-year ban in the wake of the invasti of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

At the time, Meta said it would place additional guardrails on Trump’s accounts to “deter repeat offenses.”

“In the event that Mr. 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,” a blog post from Meta in January 2023 said.

On Friday, Meta said the penalties placed on Trump’s accounts have not had to be deployed.

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Trump launched his own social media site, Truth Social, in 2022, in the wake of his suspension from Facebook and Instagram, along with social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

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