Facebook and Instagram pages belonging to former US President Donald Trump have been restored. Andy Stone, policy communications director at Meta, has confirmed the development, NBC News reported.
The reinstatement had been expected after Facebook’s president of global
affairs Nick Clegg in January said that the suspension will be lifted, as per
the news report. Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram were
suspended by Meta after January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
The ban was announced initially as an indefinite ban that included the last
two weeks of his presidency, as per the NBC News report. The ban on
Trump’s account was later formally extended for two years.
At the time of writing this news article, Trump has not shared any new
posts on his Facebook or Instagram accounts.
His last Instagram post, dated January 6, 2021, promoted the “Save America” march where he would encourage his supporters to march on the Capitol.
While sharing the post on Instagram, Trump in the caption wrote, “I will be
speaking at the SAVE AMERICA Rally tomorrow on the Ellipse at 11 AM
Eastern. Arrive early – door open at 7 AM Eastern. Big Crowds!”
Trump’s last post on Facebook before the suspension called for people to
leave the Capitol. In the post on Facebook, Trump stated, “I am asking for
everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember,
WE are the Party of Law & Order — respect the Law and our great men and
women in Blue. Thank you!”
Recently, former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was also
restored. Twitter reinstated Trump’s account after Elon Musk took over as
the CEO of the microblogging platform. Musk had put up a poll asking
users of the microblogging site to vote on whether to reinstate Trump’s
Twitter account.
Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account had been banned
since January 8, 2021. Trump has not yet shared any tweets on Twitter.
However, he continues to post on Truth Social, the Twitter-like platform he
founded.
