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January 7, 2021 05:20 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/w5Qc0zydt8g/facebook-bans-trump-from-posting-for-remainder-of-his-term-in-office
Facebook Bans Trump From Posting For Remainder of His Term in Office
Facebook will ban President Donald Trump's account from posting for at least the remainder of his term in office and perhaps "indefinitely," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post on Thursday. From a report: "We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," Zuckerberg wrote in the post. "Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete." The decision marks a major escalation by Facebook as it and other platforms have come under intense pressure from advocacy groups and prominent figures to ban Trump following his inflammatory rhetoric encouraging insurrection. Facebook and Twitter took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of temporarily locking President Donald Trump's account on their platforms after his supporters stormed the Capitol building to protest the election.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/w5Qc0zydt8g/facebook-bans-trump-from-posting-for-remainder-of-his-term-in-office
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