That violence came after the then-president and his close circle called for voters to march on the Capitol on the day congress confirmed the Electoral College votes that gaveSocial bans raised significant questions over big tech's role in the democratic process, as world leaders such as, and critics accusing Facebook of double-standards for blocking Trump and not others.
Clegg, who was U.K. deputy prime minister at the same time Biden was U.S. vice president, acknowledged those concerns after releasing his statement.this week, Clegg said private companies should not"vet everything that politicians say," but that Facebook would act when it felt its policies on hate speech and incitement to violence were broken.
Trump's actions on social were"jeopardizing the peaceful transition of power," Clegg said."The touchstone principle for us — and people can agree or disagree with it — is this — is where we feel there is speech on our platform where there is a link to an impending risk of real-world violence, then we act — then we act."
It is unclear when the Oversight Board will reach a conclusion over Trump's ban, but Facebook has previously said it expects cases to be resolved within 90 days. Its decision will be published on its website; if the board overrules Facebook's decision the company has committed to complying and issuing a response.the GuardianFile photo: Facebook's vice president Nick Clegg holds a speech at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin on June 24, 2019. Clegg has said that he hopes Facebook's Oversight Board will find in favor of the decision to block Donald Trump's official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Ban should be lifetime. Record of T**** lies every day, overwhelmingly supports lifetime ban.
Again 70 million ppl voted and support President Trump!Do u think that’s good business decision to keep President of USA off social media when theres known dangerous murderous foreign leaders still on social media!U wouldn’t want to lose 70 million ppl on Facebook!Think about it
Well Facebook upholds my ban for being a domestic violent victim but let my abuser back on. But that’s fair
Truly despise their censorship and their bias.
Haters fa life i guess
But he will hold it in his mouth until the swelling goes down
Yes, please!!
Nothing says liberal like censorship.
Do you use Facebook
Facebook should be broken up
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