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(The Guardian) Fury over decision to allow Trump back on Facebook
We’re coming into a lively news day with colorful reactions to Meta’s move to allow former president Donald Trump back on Facebook despite his tendency to spread lies.
Decision to allow Trump back on Facebook condemned as dangerous
Reactions to the decision by Meta to allow Donald Trump back on its Facebook and Instagram platforms is fierce.
The former US president was thrown off the platforms in relation to inflammatory posts about the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol as his extremist supporters tried (ultimately in vain) to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory over him.
Elon Musk allowed Trump back on Twitter, though has not tweeted since January 2021, and now Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has given Trump the green light there, too. “Make no mistake – by allowing Donald Trump back on its platforms, Meta is refuelling Trump’s misinformation and extremism engine,” said Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of media watchdog Media Matters for America.
“When Trump is given a platform, it ratchets up the temperature on a landscape that is already simmering – one that will put us on a path to increased violence.”
Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González, described the announcement as a “cowardly and unethical decision” that “will cause incalculable harm”. She urged Meta to reverse course and said Trump would only continue to use the company’s “powerful tools” to “spread lies and dangerous rhetoric, and incite violence targeted at disenfranchised communities and his ideological enemies”.
“Meta must bear full responsibility for any harm that results from today’s extremely reckless decision,” González said.
We’re coming into a lively news day with colorful reactions to Meta’s move to allow former president Donald Trump back on Facebook despite his tendency to spread lies.
Decision to allow Trump back on Facebook condemned as dangerous
Reactions to the decision by Meta to allow Donald Trump back on its Facebook and Instagram platforms is fierce.
The former US president was thrown off the platforms in relation to inflammatory posts about the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol as his extremist supporters tried (ultimately in vain) to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory over him.
Elon Musk allowed Trump back on Twitter, though has not tweeted since January 2021, and now Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant has given Trump the green light there, too. “Make no mistake – by allowing Donald Trump back on its platforms, Meta is refuelling Trump’s misinformation and extremism engine,” said Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of media watchdog Media Matters for America.
“When Trump is given a platform, it ratchets up the temperature on a landscape that is already simmering – one that will put us on a path to increased violence.”
Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González, described the announcement as a “cowardly and unethical decision” that “will cause incalculable harm”. She urged Meta to reverse course and said Trump would only continue to use the company’s “powerful tools” to “spread lies and dangerous rhetoric, and incite violence targeted at disenfranchised communities and his ideological enemies”.
“Meta must bear full responsibility for any harm that results from today’s extremely reckless decision,” González said.
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