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    Facebook Asks Oversight Board Whether Trump's Account Should Be Restored Now

    The social network referred its decision to revoke the former president's posting privileges to its Oversight Board, an independent panel of experts.
    by Shannon Bond Jan 21, 2021 3 minutes
    Facebook's new Oversight Board will review its controversial decision to suspend former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

    Two weeks ago, Facebook indefinitely suspended former President Donald Trump from its social network and Instagram, after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the risks of allowing Trump to keep using the social network were "too great."

    Now, Facebook wants its newly formed independent oversight board to weigh in and decide whether it should reinstate Trump.

    "We believe we took the right decision. We think it was entirely.

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