Jan 22, 2021 11:25:00

Facebook asks independent auditing agency to deliberate on indefinite suspension of former President Trump's account

Facebook has

suspended the account of former President Donald Trump indefinitely, but has announced that it has asked the supervisory board , an independent auditing body, to deliberate on this decision. With approval from the Supervisory Board, Facebook will maintain an indefinite suspension of access to former President Trump.

Suspension Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board --About Facebook
https://about.fb.com/news/2021/01/referring-trump-suspension-to-oversight-board/

Facebook calls in its Oversight Board to rule on Trump ban | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/facebook-calls-in-its-oversight-board-to-rule-on-trump-ban/

The Supervisory Board is a Facebook-independent auditing organization advocated by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and consists of 40 experts, including former judges, former politicians, legal scholars, political scientists, and philosophers. It has been. When social media such as Facebook are faced with difficult operational decisions, you can ask the supervisory committee to review them and ask them to discuss their decisions and policies.

Twitter , Twitch , and YouTube have frozen Trump's account following the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 by supporters of former President Trump. Facebook also suspended President Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for 'at least two weeks' on January 7, the same year.

However, Facebook's vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said, 'Our decision to suspend access to former President Trump was made in an unusual situation. Response to our decision. Shows that private sector demands a delicate balance: 'Facebook should have banned former President Trump sooner.' 'Violence in the Federal Capitol was a product of social media. Others said, 'It is unacceptable for the power of a private company to be shown beyond political speech without accountability.'

'In open democracy, people have the right to listen to what politicians say, but that doesn't mean they can say whatever they like,' Craig said. Former President Trump has appealed that his Facebook account has been suspended because the incitement violates Facebook's policies.

On the other hand, 'the idea that tech companies have the power to ban leaders elected by democracy, even if the indefinite suspension of Trump's account is reasonable, is of course many. People will be offended and private companies like Facebook shouldn't make such big decisions on their own. We agree, 'said Craig, before Trump. He revealed his motive for asking the supervisory committee to discuss the indefinite suspension of the president's account.

'The decision to suspend the account of former President Trump indefinitely should be made in accordance with the framework of the law agreed by democratically responsible lawmakers, but in the absence of such a law, we would We cannot avoid these decisions, 'he said, respecting the decisions of the Supervisory Board, an independent body that is binding on social media.