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Oversight Board to examine Donald Trump's Facebook profile suspension

Facebook has also requested policy recommendations from the Board on suspensions when the user is a political leader, the Oversight Board said in a statement

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stop to talk with the media as they walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
The Oversight Board, constituted last year to examine content takedowns on the Facebook and Instagram, accepted a case referral from Facebook to examine their decision to indefinitely suspend former US President Donald Trump’s access to post content on Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook has also requested policy recommendations from the Board on suspensions when the user is a political leader, the Oversight Board said in a statement.
 
There are 20 global members of the Oversight Board, whose job is to examine content taken down from Facebook and Instagram. In due course, the board will also look at content removal requests in real