Washington, United States:
Facebook’s independent oversight board on Wednesday upheld the platform’s ban on former US president Donald Trump but known as for a additional assessment of the case inside six months.
The board, whose choices are binding on the major social network, mentioned Trump “created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible” with his comments with regards to the January 6 rampage by his supporters at the US Capitol.
“Given the seriousness of the violations and the ongoing risk of violence, Facebook was justified in suspending Mr. Trump’s accounts on January 6 and extending that suspension on January 7,” the board mentioned right after its assessment.
But the panel added that “it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension” and known as for the platform to “review this matter to determine and justify a proportionate response” inside six months.
“It is not permissible for Facebook to keep a user off the platform for an undefined period, with no criteria for when or whether the account will be restored,” the assessment board mentioned in its written opinion.
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