Former President of the United States, Donald Trump set to return to Facebook and Instagram after being banned for over two years.

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Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced that Trump’s accounts will be restored on both platforms in the coming weeks.

Trump’s accounts were suspended after his supporters mobbed the U.S. Capitol building after he lost the 2020 Presidential election.

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This was announced by Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg in a blog post stating that the two-year suspension was an extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances.

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The platform made it clear that it has “put new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses”.

“In the event that Mr Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation.

“Our updated protocol also addresses content that does not violate our Community Standards but that contributes to the sort of risk that materialized on January 6, such as content that delegitimizes an upcoming election or is related to QAnon. We may limit the distribution of such posts, and for repeated instances, may temporarily restrict access to our advertising tools. This step would mean that content would remain visible on Mr Trump’s account but would not be distributed in people’s Feeds, even if they follow Mr Trump. We may also remove the reshare button from such posts, and may stop them being recommended or run as ads,” Clegg wrote.

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