Reuters :
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump but gave the company six months to determine a “proportionate response” going forward, a verdict that may chart how social media will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future.
The company inappropriately imposed an indeterminate suspension without clear standards, the board said, requiring a company review.
The Board said Facebook should determine a response that is
consistent with rules applied to other users of the platform.
“Facebook left the indefinite suspension in place and referred the entire matter to the Oversight Board, apparently hoping the board would do what it had not done,” said Michael McConnell, co-chair of the Oversight Board, during a press conference after publishing its decision on Wednesday.
McConnell added, “Indefinite penalties of this sort, do not pass the international or American smell test for clarity, consistency, and transparency.”
