Facebook has finally put a potential end date on its suspension of Donald Trump, saying the former US president will not be allowed to post again until at least 2023.
Mr Trump was banned from publishing on Facebook and Instagram on January 7, the day after the Capitol riot, in which his supporters violently stormed Congress in an attempt to stop it from certifying his election defeat.
The social media giant said Mr Trump had used its platforms to spread misinformation and incite violence against the US government. He had spent the previous months falsely claiming the election was “stolen” from him through widespread fraud.
Facebook initially said Mr Trump would be banned until after Joe Biden’s inauguration, but later made his suspension indefinite.
Last month Facebook’s independent oversight board, set up to review contentious content moderation decisions, upheld the company’s decision to suspend Mr Trump – but said it had violated its own policies by making the ban…