The social media giant said Thursday that it believes it made the right decision to suspend Trump after he incited his supporters to storm the
Facebook’s panel is intended to rule on thorny content issues, such as when posts constitute hate speech — or if the decision to ban a world leader was the right one. It is empowered to make binding rulings — that is, ones that can't be overturned by CEO
Its 20 members, which will eventually grow to 40, include a former prime minister of
The first four board members were directly chosen by
Twitter, by contrast, permanently banned Trump from its platform. CEO
But he acknowledged that shows of strength like the Trump ban could set dangerous precedents, even calling them a sign of “failure.” He suggested that Twitter needs to find ways to avoid coming to have to make such decisions in the first place and lamented the fact that they highlight the extraordinary power that Twitter and other Big Tech companies can wield without accountability or recourse.
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