In a stern action move, Facebook Incon Friday has suspended the former US President Donald Trump’s account for the nexttwo years. This means that Trump will be devoid of using giant social mediaplatforms until January 2023.
With this, Facebook is likely to maintainits vigil on the world leaders who would not abide by rules and will formulateharsh punishments for them.
Notably, the decision of Facebook’s independentoversight board has come in light of the January 6 riots that erupted in the US Capitolafter Donald Trump allegedly incited violence. Earlier in May, the board hadput the matter on hold as there were plans to make the ban ‘indefinite’ due towhich the panel took 6 months time to frame a ‘proportionate response.’
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It is to be reiterated here that the ban came effective from the initial date in January and will only be imposed ifconditions permit, Facebook said in a blog post.
"Given the gravity of thecircumstances that led to Mr. Trump's suspension, we believe his actionsconstituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penaltyavailable under the new enforcement protocols," Facebook said.
Apparently, Facebook’s decisionhas come the same as Europe and Britain launched a formal probe into if thesocial media giant misuses the customer data.