Appeal will be considered over 90 days with thousands of public comments already submitted
Donald Trump has appealed directly to Facebook’s Oversight Board to allow him to rejoin the platform, according to a report by Channel 4 News.
The board, a group of 20 experts from around the world, is reviewing the company’s decision to permanently suspend the former US president’s account.
“It’s a very high profile case,” she said, “but that is exactly why the Oversight Board was created in the first place.”
The board was set up to hear appeals from users about content they felt had been unfairly taken down – as well as cases referred by Facebook itself.
19 former politicians, journalists and academics sit on the independent board that is funded by Facebook. pic.twitter.com/xznpL5wNcB
— Hayley Barlow (@Hayley_Barlow) February 23, 2021
A spokesperson confirmed to Insider that the appeal covers both Mr Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Source: Trump has asked Facebook to let him back on in new appeal to Oversight Board | The Independent
