Trump STILL banned on Facebook and Instagram over ‘dangerous’ posts – and his account faces being deleted in six months

DONALD Trump is still banned on Facebook and Instagram after "dangerous" posts, and his account faces being deleted in six months.

The site's independent Oversight Board made the decision to uphold restrictions on the former president's account on Wednesday morning.

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Trump was indefinitely banned form Facebook back in January after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol, leaving five dead.

"Given the seriousness of the violations and the ongoing risk of violence, Facebook was justified in suspending Mr. Trump’s accounts on January 6 and extending that suspension on January 7," the board found this morning.

However, the board did insist that it was "not appropriate" for the board to indefinitely suspend the then-president.

"It is not permissible for Facebook to keep a user off the platform for an undefined period, with no criteria for when or whether the account will be restored," the board determined, adding that Facebook "did not follow a clear, published procedure."

Despite keeping Trump restricted from the platform, the board ruled that "within six months of today, Facebook must review this matter and decide a new penalty."

This penalty, the board said, would have to be either imposing a time-limit on the suspension of deleting Trump's account entirely.

Prior to the decision, the former president's team dubbed that his social media platform is "essential" for if Trump runs for reelection in 2024 – something he has been hinting at in recent weeks.

"Getting this account back is not only essential for his future political viability," an anonymous Trump source told the outlet.

"It would also be an undoing of an unjust act by a social-media company that made an ad hoc ruling to deplatform a sitting president."


Trump is also still banned from several others platforms, such as Twitter, YouTube and Instagram – however, it's Facebook that's most key to his bid for reelection, according to the outlet.

Trump's team reportedly spent nearly $160million on Facebook adverts in 2020.

Alongside this, his team used the platform to update fans on the then-president's whereabouts, important updates and general interaction.

Following the decision, Trump's closest supporters rallied behind him in solidarity.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted: "Facebook is more interested in acting like a Democrat Super PAC than a platform for free speech and open debate.

"If they can ban President Trump, all conservative voices could be next. A House Republican majority will rein in big tech power over our speech," he wrote.

The decision to keep the restrictions in place came just one day after Trump launched a new communications platform to speak to his fans.

The platform, "From the Desk of Donald Trump", appears on www.DonaldJTrump.com/desk and will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his supporters, Fox News reported.

The space will also allows Trump to post comments, images and videos.

It appears powered by Campaign Nucleus, a "digital ecosystem made for efficiently managing political campaigns and organizations," created by his former campaign manager, Brad Parscale.

The space allows Trump to post, and allows his followers to share those posts to Twitter and Facebook.

However, the platform does not yet have a feature to allow users to "reply" or otherwise engage with the former president's posts.

"This is just a one-way communication," a source close to the project explained to Fox. "This system allows Trump to communicate with his followers." 


On Tuesday night, Trump once again hinted at a presidential run in 2024, claiming fans will be "very happy" when he makes a "certain announcement."

Speaking to Candace Owens' self-titled Daily Wire talk show, Trump, in a pre-recorded interview, stated, "The answer is I'm absolutely enthused," when asked about a potential run.

The former president added: "I look forward to doing an announcement at the right time."

"As you know, it's very early. But I think people are going to be very, very happy when I make a certain announcement."

Though stopping short, had Trump officially declared his candidacy, he would be required to disclose his finances, and election laws would dictate how he could spend his money until the election.

"You know for campaign finance reasons, you really can't do it too early because it becomes a whole different thing," Trump told Owens. "Otherwise I think I'd give you an answer that you'd be very happy with."

"So we're looking at that very, very seriously," he continued. "All I'd say is: stay tuned."

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