Meta Set to Make Decision on Donald Trump’s Return to Facebook

Last Updated: January 02, 2023, 12:25 ISTDonald Trump has been off the platform for a whileFacebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US

President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.(Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow

former US President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.The social media giant had previously said it would decide by Jan 7 whether

to allow the former president to return. However, that decision is now expected to be announced later in the month, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the

matter.Meta has set up a working group to focus on the matter, according to people with knowledge of its operations, the report said, adding that the group includes staffers from

the public policy and communications teams, as well as from the content policy team.Meta did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters for comment.The development comes after

Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, revoked a permanent ban on Trump in November last year on the social media platform after polling users.Trump maintained that he had no interest in

returning to Twitter."I don't see any reason for it," the former president had said via video when asked whether he planned to return to Twitter by a panel at the Republican Jewish

Coalition's annual leadership meeting.Trump has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of US voting since his 2020 election defeat and launched a bid in November to regain the

presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals.Read all the Latest Tech News here(This story has not been edited by healthick staff and is published from a

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