Meta analyzes whether this month he pardons Trump on his social networks

The former US president, Donald Trump, may return to Instagram and Facebook for the announcement of his candidacy for the White House in 2024. The entrepreneur was suspended from the Meta platforms after inciting violence against his followers during the attack on the Capitol in January two years ago.

Meta said it would rule on the matter before January 7, 2023. But, according to sources close to the company, it told the ‘Financial Times’ media outlet, it could make public your final decision in the last days of the month.

The company is not very clear on this. In fact, it has created a working group to focus on the issue, according to sources familiar with the matter, consulted by the Financial Times.

The possible return of Donald Trump is an issue Facebook does not take lightly. Even if it seems more for business than for morality. The truth is that the decision will carry implications for both political as well as economic.

In fact, the decision is so significant that the company has formed a task force to deal with it. The team includes staff from Meta’s public policy and communications, content policy, and security and integrity departments.

The person charged with overseeing the decision will be former UK deputy prime minister and chairman of global affairs at Meta, Nick Clegg.

“We believe that any private company, and that regardless of their personal views on Donald Trump, should exercise great consideration when seeking to silence politicians and other voices,” Clegg said on the matter last October.

According to this medium, it is unclear what role Mark Zuckerberg will play, who earlier made the final decision in matters of moderation.

The managing director is now dedicated to the metaverse, but it is not excluded that he intervenes in the decisions, as managing director, president and majority shareholder of Meta.

When the storming of the Capitol and subsequent account suspension occurred, Zuckerberg supported his decision as a response to “inciting violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.”

divided waters

The issue continues to divide American society. Some experts say continuing to shut Trump out will fuel rhetoric from some Republicans, who accuse the firm of censoring conservative views.

Instead, Democrats and other organizations argue that reinstating him would be irresponsible and harmful.

Meta wasn’t the only platform making that decision. Twitter, the Republican’s favorite network, has already set a precedent. While at the time he had decided to block his profile, in recent weeks Elon Musk has granted him a pardon.

And only gave 24 hours. Unlike Meta, the billionaire hasn’t promoted any think tanks or anything like that. The public vote was enough. He won the “yes”, but the former US president no longer tweeted. He preferred to stay on Truth Social, the social network that he promotes himself.