Facebook (FB) on Friday announced that it has reached a decision to suspend former President Trump's accounts on its platforms for two years. The move comes roughly a month since Facebook's independent oversight board upheld the social media company's decision to indefinitely suspend Trump from the platform, but criticized the tech giant for using an arbitrary timeline in its punishment.
Facebook also rolled out a series of new protocols in dealing with public figures during times of civil unrest and ongoing violence.
"Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols," Nick Clegg, Facebook vice president of global affairs, wrote in a blog post. "We are suspending his accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year."
Facebook moved to indefinitely suspend Trump's accounts following the Jan. 7 attack on the U.S. Capitol during which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building.
Later, as his supporters were attacking police and vandalizing lawmakers’ offices, Trump posted a video to his Facebook page telling the rioters to go home, while simultaneously continuing to spread lies about the 2020 election. He also told supporters “we love you, you’re very special.” After posting the video, Trump again posted to his account, telling his followers to “remember this day forever.”
Following the two-year suspension, Clegg says Facebook will look to experts to determine if the risk to public safety has decreased, and will look at factors ranging from instances of violence, restrictions on the right to peacefully assemble and other "markers of civil unrest." If those threats still exist, Facebook will extend Trump's suspension for a set period of time.
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