TMZ Staff
donald trump is now allowed to make a comeback on social media – Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is ending its suspension – but it will come with certain rules.
Meta made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the accounts will be restored in the coming weeks – noting that he believes users should be able to hear what politicians have to say in order to make informed decisions.
Meta continues, “The suspension was an extraordinary decision made under extraordinary circumstances. The normal situation is that the public should be able to hear from a former President of the United States, and a declared candidate for that office again, on our platforms. .”
However, the reinstatement comes with caveats: “But that doesn’t mean there aren’t limits to what people can say on our platform. Where there is a clear risk of harm in the real world – a deliberately high bar for Meta to intervene in public discourse – we act.”
As you know, Trump was spear a handful of social media apps and sites in January 2021 after companies concluded he was using the platforms to incite the violent insurgency on the United States Capitol on January 6.
You’ll remember – it was started from Facebook/Instagram and others including Pinterest, Shopify Twitch, Snapchat, Reddit and even TikTok.
Remember, Twitter – which seemed to be his favorite – called permanently ban the ex-prez… claiming he was too dangerous for his application, but Elon Musk has overturned this decision. Trump has yet to tweet since his suspension, using Truth social instead.