On Friday (Jun 4), Facebook banned former US President Donald Trump for 2 years.
Facebook said that he deserved the maximum punishment for violating Facebook rules due to the attack on the US Capitol by his supporters on Jan 6.
“Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols,” Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg said
Trump heavily criticized the ban, saying that Facebook’s ruling is an insult to the record that 75M people plus many others who voted for him during the 2020 Presidential Election.
“They shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately, we will win. Our country can’t take this abuse anymore!” Trump added