UPDATED, 4:35 PM:Donald TrumpsFacebookandInstagramaccounts have been reinstated,Metasaid today.
As of this writing, Trump has not posted anything on either account for some time.
Between the two of them he has about 60 million followers.
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The former president has been much more active on his own Truth Social.
The social media giant made clear that Trump would have to abide by theplatforms rules.
The Facebook Oversight Board upheld the decision, but was critical of the open-ended nature of the suspension.
As such, we will be reinstating Mr. Trumps Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks.
However, we are doing so with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses, Clegg wrote.
The Meta announcement followsTwitters decision to reinstate Trumps accountunder new owner Elon Musk.
Axios first reported on the Facebook and Instagram reinstatements.
Clegg wrote that Trump faces heightened penalties for any offenses.
Such sanctions could include limits on the distribution of posts or access to advertising tools.
Many people believe that companies like Meta should remove much more content than we currently do, Clegg wrote.
Others argue that our current policies already make us overbearing censors.
The fact is people will always say all kinds of things on the internet.
We default to letting people speak, even when what they have to say is distasteful or factually wrong.
He posted on Truth Social about the Facebook decision.
THANK YOU TO TRUTH SOCIAL FOR DOING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
YOUR GROWTH IS OUTSTANDING, AND FUTURE UNLIMITED!!
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