The Financial Times reported that Meta is preparing to announce whether to allow former US President Trump to return to the Facebook and Instagram platforms.

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[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Foreign media revealed that Meta is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Trump (Donald Trump) to return to the Facebook (Facebook) and Instagram platforms.

The "Financial Times" reported that Trump won the US presidential election in 2016 with the assistance of social media in the past, but after the congressional riots broke out in January 2021, Trump's social media account was blocked by Meta for inciting violence. Platform suspension.

Meta had previously said it would decide whether to allow the former president to return by Jan. 7, 2023.

But the decision is expected to be announced later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Insiders pointed out that Trump recently announced that he would run for the 2024 presidential election again. Trump's fate in the community will become the biggest test for Meta International Affairs President Nick Clegg so far.

Meta has set up a working group to look into the matter, according to people familiar with the company's operations.

The group includes people from the Public Policy and Communications teams, as well as people from the Content Policy team and the Safety and Integrity teams.

Regardless of the final decision, experts say there will be consequences.

Experts pointed out that continuing to ban Trump's use will exacerbate tensions between the platform and the Republican Party. They accused Meta of censoring conservative views; other left-leaning groups believed that allowing Trump to return was irresponsible and harmful to democracy.

Before Meta announced the relevant decision, the new Twitter (Twitter) boss Elon Musk voted on the relevant issues on his own platform, and then revoked the permanent ban on Trump.

However, Trump has now moved to the platform he founded, "Truth Social", so after the Twitter account was lifted, Trump has not posted any content.

This decision is also expected to have an impact on Meta's $118 billion annual business. If Trump publishes "dangerous" content, it may scare away advertisers; but if the Trump campaign chooses to place it on the platform before the 2024 election Advertising, which may also bring in more business.

Meta declined to comment on the report.

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