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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.

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 138 points 1 month ago

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.

Meta said fascists should have their voices heard. Zuck's a coward, what a fucking surprise.

[-] mecfs@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Trump recently threatened multiple times to jail zuck. I wouldn’t be suprised if that had an impact on this decision.

[-] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Zuck’s a coward, what a fucking surprise.

E: though tbf it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he's letting trump back on the platform because he wouldn't mind him winning. After all, trump is good for billionaires, there's no question about that..

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

And if he loses, ban him again for saying something malicious and appear to be doing diligence

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago

Terrorism works I guess.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago

Meta is cancer that has metastasized

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

so that's what meta is short for

[-] jprice@kbin.run 48 points 1 month ago

I hope they know they should hide Mark Zuckerberg’s grave, because that thing is going to be so vandalized when he goes. Ill be the first to take a huge messy shit on it.

[-] MeatStiq@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

You're assuming this country won't be blown up before that time. I doubt any of us poors will live to see the day these assholes die. I've always wanted to watch trump have an aneurysm while at his Hitler esk rallies. Sadly that probably won't happen.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We won't see it, but at least we will die with other people. They're going out just like those billionaires on the Titanic sub - alone in a hostile environment, scared, banking stupidly on their own hubris instead of science.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

The worst of our generation. Like the single worst person from Millennials by a long shot.

[-] kittyjynx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Hey, it is rude to shit in a urinal!

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Thermite. Ensure that his body gets destroyed

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Don’t deny future generations an opportunity. Mummify him and stick the mummy in a pillory.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Seal the neck with fire

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

That makes sense. It's hard to foment an insurrection or race massacre when most of your loyal soldiers don't use Truth Social.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Also, it doesn't make sense to give him tons of money ands then restrict him on your website at the same time too.

[-] 2484345508@lemy.lol 33 points 1 month ago

That’s meta Being scared that Trump is going to win

[-] cxg@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

A few days after trump threated to arrest zuck after the election? What a surprise

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago

I'm sure this time he will respect the rules.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

at this point, the people who STILL support trump are going to vote for him regardless. all this accomplishes is giving him another outlet to spew ridiculous bullshit that demonstrates his idiocy and/or incriminates himself

[-] ThinkBeforeYouPost@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Which allows him to mobilize and weaponize their idiocy. ¡No bueno muchachos!

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

there are still undecided voters and/or unmotivated voters.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 2 points 1 month 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.

[-] ralphio@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yep his poll numbers went up after he was originally banned. Could be a coincidence, but it does make sense.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Oh wow what terrible timing

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 month ago

Gotta let a traitor be traitorous because the country might decide we want to overthrow the country again...

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 8 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure 'the country' decided against overthrowing 'the country'. The Minority Against Governing in America was largely rebuffed. Though I'm deeply concerned that they have not stopped planning their insurrection, and will try again.

"3 years later, Jan. 6 by the numbers: More than 1,200 charged, more than 460 imprisoned for role in Capitol attack" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/3-years-jan-6-numbers-1200-charged-460/story?id=106140326

[-] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It took the Nazis two tries as well.

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

And this is why I'm glad I quit using this shit website three years ago.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago
[-] mhague@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

“All I can say is that if I’m elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time,” Trump wrote. “We already know who you are. DON’T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!”

At the very least, even if Zuck isn't the best example, it's worth considering that the further conservatives descend into fascism, the more we'll see people take the easier option of not resisting.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The amount of projection is incredible.

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[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Sure it is--for profits. If Trump gets reelected, all those pesky government regulations about the environment and securities will be thrown out window.

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