The Facebook Oversight Board has received an appeal to restore former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, a spokesperson for the board has confirmed.
“We can confirm that a
user statement has been received in the case before the Oversight Board
concerning President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts,” the spokesperson
said in a statement.
Facebook handed the
case to its independent board in January. The board's process reportedly gave
administrators of Trump's Facebook page the option to submit a statement
challenging Facebook's decision which has now been done.
The spokeswoman said the
board would have no further comment until it had issued a decision.
The board is
responsible for overseeing an appeals process that allows users to challenge
decisions made by Facebook and Instagram. The decisions made by the board are
final and cannot be overturned by any executives, including Zuckerberg.
Last month, Facebook
and Instagram indefinitely banned Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on
the U.S. Capitol.
“We believe the risks
of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are
simply too great,” Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said at the time.
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