Trump used Facebook and Instagram ‘to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government,’ says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg appears remotely at an October hearing (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) Facebook is banning Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram « indefinitely. » « We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, » Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Thursday post. Following Wednesday’s attack on the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, Facebook imposed a 24-hour ban on Trump’s account for « two policy violations » on posts in which Trump sympathized with those who were, at the time, terrorizing the Capitol. One post included a video that concluded with Trump telling them, « We love you, you’re very special. » « We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect—and likely their intent—would be to provoke further violence, » Zuckerberg said today. As the dust settled and outrage grew overnight, Facebook decided it would « [extend] the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.
