Restrictions on Donald Trump‘s Facebook and Instagram accounts have been lifted by Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta, following days after Trump publicly criticised Zuckerberg.
As Trump gets closer to winning the GOP nomination at the forthcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Meta announced on Friday, July 12, that all restrictions had been removed from his official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
“In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for President on the same basis,” Meta said.
Following the Capitol uprising in 2021, Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. When Meta restored his accounts last year, they indicated they would keep an eye out for any infractions that would result in more suspensions.
Only a few days after Trump attacked Zuckerberg on Truth Social, the website he founded following his ban from using conventional social media, the limitations have now been completely lifted.
“All I can say is that, if I become president, we will prosecute election fraudsters to a level never seen before, and they will serve lengthy prison sentences,” Trump said on social media. You are already known to us. AVOID IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, use caution!”
Although Meta has said that both Trump and President Biden would be held to the same criteria as other users, including guidelines to prohibit hate speech and incitement to violence, it is unclear if Trump’s post had any impact on Meta’s decision.
It’s still being determined if Trump will stick to Truth Social or start posting more frequently on Facebook and Instagram.
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