Trump’s Facebook account suspended for the rest of his term
Mark Zuckerberg says the risks of allowing him to use the service ‘are too great’
07 January 2021 - 18:31
Washington — Facebook and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.
Twitter, Facebook, and Snap temporarily locked Trump’s accounts on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol...
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