Former President Donald Trump will no longer be subject to extra-harsh penalties for content violations on his facebook and instagram accounts, Meta said Friday.
Previously, Trump's account could be completely suspended for even a relatively minor infraction that did not carry the same penalty for any other account. Now, with the Republican National Convention taking place next week, he will be treated more like anyone else.
“As we assess our responsibility to enable political expression, we believe the American people should be able to hear from presidential nominees on the same basis,” said Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs. facebook–instagram-account-suspension/”>a company blog postHe added that the previous restrictions on Trump's accounts “were a response to extreme and extraordinary circumstances, and did not have to be implemented.”
