Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Save America rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on September 3, 2022.
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Meta executive Nick Clegg says that Trump’s Facebook ban could be lifted as soon as January.
It comes down to whether the company decides to reinstate his two-year suspension.
Meta will weigh whether there is a risk of “real-world harm,” Clegg said.
Donald Trump could be returning to Facebook soon.
Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Facebook owner Meta, told news publication Semafor that the former president’s ban on the platform could be lifted as soon as January, if the decision to reinstate his account is made once the suspension expires.
Meta announced in June 2021 that it was suspending Trump’s account for two years, beginning at the time of the initial suspension on January 7 that year, a day after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol.
Clegg said Meta will base its decision on discussions with experts and whether there is a risk of “real world harm,” Semafor reports. But Clegg said that the decision won’t necessarily be based on “accuracy or sentiment about certain content,” according to the report.
“If we think there is is content on our platform which will lead to real-world harm — physical harm — then we feel we have a clear responsibility to act against it,” Clegg said.