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To: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Tell Facebook: Ban Trump Forever
In light of the Oversight Board recommendations and based on the reckless violence Donald Trump has unleashed on our communities, Facebook should keep the indefinite ban on Donald Trump and create a standard for the permanent suspension of people who harm marginalized communities and uphold white supremacy.
Why is this important?
Update: Today (June 4, 2021) Facebook announced that they will only keep Donald Trump off the platform for 2 years from the initial suspension day of January 7, 2021. Facebook said Trump will be allowed back “if conditions permit.” This means he’ll be back just in time to campaign for the next Presidential election.
Facebook is only giving Trump more time to plan how he will use the platform to spread lies and incite white supremacist violence once again. Our demand has not changed: Facebook needs to ban Trump forever.
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This week, the Facebook Oversight Board made a decision on Trump, kind of.
The Board agreed that Facebook’s suspension of Donald Trump after the January 6th insurrection was correct, but they believe it was inappropriate for Facebook to indefinitely ban Trump since they believe this was an arbitrary decision. The Oversight Board believes that the penalty needs to be proportional to the harm done.
Let’s be clear: the indefinite suspension of Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram is absolutely a proportionate response to the harms he has caused.
From insurrection at the Capitol to contributing to the rise in AAPI hate crimes and escalating harm against Black and brown communities by aiding white supremacy, anything short of indefinite suspension would be reprehensible.
The Board has passed the baton back to Facebook and gave the company 6 months to assess the situation in full. And we need to make sure that Facebook doesn’t backtrack on their original decision to indefinitely ban Trump.
We must keep up the pressure. Facebook needs to create clear policies around permanently banning individuals and groups that support white supremacy and harm Black and brown communities — individuals like Trump.
This is not just about Trump’s past behaviors, but also to prevent future human rights violations that he may spark from his extensive supporter base. #StopTheSteal didn’t come from nowhere, and who knows what’s coming next. He’s sown too much hate, disinformation, and violence to be granted access to Facebook again. On day one he’ll likely lift up some new racist, conspiracy theory. At a minimum, his mere presence back on Facebook will be a rallying cry to his followers.
Sign the petition telling Facebook: Keep the permanent ban on Donald Trump.
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