Trump Campaign Petitions to Be Allowed Back on Facebook

Trump’s Twitter account was restored. The former president’s campaign now wants it back on Facebook. Meta has filed a formal petition to remove the account from its block.

Trump’s Facebook account was taken over by the US Capitol riots of two years ago.

“We believe that the ban on President Trump’s account on Facebook has dramatically distorted and inhibited the public discourse,” According to Meta, Trump sent a letter to Meta. NBC News.

Trump was believed to be in danger of a lawsuit according to sources close to him. However, Trump did not mention that. Instead, he called for an apology. “meeting to discuss President Trump’s prompt reinstatement to the platform.”

Meta’s spokesperson did not respond to our request for comment. She stated that Meta was simply a company. “will announce a decision in the coming weeks in line with the process we laid out.”

Trump was barred from his Facebook Twitter In January 2021, the companies accused him of inciting the violence that resulted from protesters storming Capitol building as Congress was certifying Biden’s 2020 presidency victory.

The Facebook ban was enacted January 7, 2021 for a period of two years. It would then be up for review.

Although the Twitter ban was initially stated to be indefinite, many accounts that were previously banned, including Trump’s, have been reinstated since Elon Musk took over the social media company.

An anonymous Trump advisor spoke to NBC News about the Facebook ban and believes that the company will honor it. two-year ban You can also reinstate his account.

“If Facebook wants to have this fight, fine, but the House is leverage, and keeping Trump off Facebook just looks political,” The advisor stated.

Adam Schiff, House Democrat, said that Trump should not be allowed to return to Facebook.

“Trump has continued to post harmful election content on Truth Social that would likely violate Facebook’s policies, and we have every reason to believe he would bring similar conspiratorial rhetoric back to Facebook, if given the chance,” Schiff wrote a letter to Meta that was signed by three Democratic colleagues.

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