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Facebook Oversight Board to Announce Ruling on Trump May 5

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   Facebook's oversight board will soon be announcing its decision about
   whether to uphold the company's ban on former President Donald Trump's
   account.

   The quasi-independent body said the announcement will be made May 5 in
   a Twitter post.

     The'¯Oversight Board'¯will'¯announce'¯its decision on the case
     concerning former US President Trump on'¯its website at
     [1]https://t.co/NNQ9YCrcrh'¯on May 5, 2021 at approximately 9:00
     a.m. EDT.
     -- Oversight Board (@OversightBoard) [2]May 3, 2021

   Facebook banned Trump's account in the wake of the Jan. 6 violent
   pro-Trump protests at the U.S. Capitol.

   The board says it has received over 9,000 public comments on the Trump
   case.

   The board was created last October after the company faced criticism it
   was not quickly and effectively dealing with what some feel is
   problematic content.

   Decisions by the board are binding and cannot be overturned.

References

   1. https://t.co/NNQ9YCrcrh
   2. https://twitter.com/OversightBoard/status/1389192008200302592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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