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    Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules

    While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.
    by Shannon Bond May 05, 2021 4 minutes
    Facebook indefinitely suspended then-President Donald Trump's accounts in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
    Updated May 5, 2021 at 11:36 AM ET

    Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend then-President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the company's Oversight Board said on Wednesday.

    That means the company does not have to reinstate Trump's access to Facebook and Instagram immediately. But the panel said the company was wrong to impose an indefinite ban and said Facebook has six months to either restore Trump's account, make his suspension permanent, or suspend him for a specific period of time.

    Facebook indefinitely in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, he used his account to "incite violent insurrection." Other

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