Facebook Extends Suspension of Trump’s Account Indefinitely
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media platform would be extending the suspension of President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely. In Thursday’s Facebook post, Zuckerberg pointed to Wednesday’s…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media platform would be extending the suspension of President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely.
In Thursday’s Facebook post, Zuckerberg pointed to Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol as evidence of Trump’s intention to “use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.”
He added, “His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world.”
Zuckerberg stressed the nation must focus on keeping the remaining days of Trump’s presidency and those following the inauguration as peaceful as possible.
Check out Zuckerberg’s post below:
He noted Facebook has allowed Trump to post content on the basis of the right Americans have to access “political speech, even controversial speech.”
Zuckerberg continued, “But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.”