Meta lifts final restrictions and says US voters should be able to hear from presidential nominees.

Meta has lifted the final restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the run up to US presidential elections in November.

The ex-US president and convicted felon’s accounts were suspended in 2021 after he praised supporters who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January.

Trump’s accounts, which combined have over 60 million followers, were re-instated in 2023 but subject to additional monitoring, which has now been removed, the social media giant said in a blog post.

Meta said it had a responsibility to allow political expression and that Americans should be able to hear from presidential nominees on an equal basis.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    sorry, if someone’s trying to claim they’re “on the fence” about whether to vote for trump or biden, then they just don’t want to say out loud that they’re voting for trump because they know they’ll be (rightly) ridiculed by whoever’s in earshot

    unless they know they’re surrounded by troompa loompas. in which case all of a sudden that “on the fence” bullshit goes out the window

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nameEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Ok, but that’s my point. The more campaigning those people hear from Trump, the more likely that they feel that they’re right and they should go out for Trump. Also, I think there are people who are undecided nonetheless.