Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
The suspension will end "in the coming weeks", the social media giant said.
In a statement, Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, said the public "should be able to hear what their politicians are saying".
The then-US president was indefinitely suspended from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riot in 2021.
The firm had taken action following Mr Trump's "praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol", Mr Clegg said.
"The suspension was an extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances," he added.
He said a review found that Mr Trump's accounts no longer...
As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
