Clegg also warned any public figures that “aid, abet, foment or praise acts of violence,” would be banned for crossing Facebook’s “red line,” telling ABC News that spreading disinformation alone is not enough to warrant a ban. In June 2020, however, Facebook revised its decision to a two-year ban that could be extended depending on the “risk to public safety,” after the company’s Oversight Board-a group within the company that reviews content moderation decisions- criticized Meta’s indefinite ban.
Facebook banned Trump’s account indefinitely the day after rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.
