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Former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated after a two-year suspension following the 6 January insurrection.
Facebook parent Meta said in a blog post on Wednesday it would be adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules.
“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,” Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said.
Responding to Meta’s decision, the former Trump said: “FACEBOOK, which has lost billions of dollars in value since ‘deplatforming’ your favorite president, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account.
“Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting president, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution!”
He added: “THANK YOU TO TRUTH SOCIAL FOR DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB. YOUR GROWTH IS OUTSTANDING, AND FUTURE UNLIMITED!!!”
Trump was suspended on 7 January, a day after the deadly 2021 insurrection.
The suspension sparked other social media companies to make similar moves.
But he was recently reinstated on Twitter after Elon Musk took over the company, despite not yet tweeting on the platform.
