Civil rights groups voice anger at ‘unethical’ decision, while others say the public has an interest in hearing directly from candidates for political office
In a statement explaining the decision to allow Trump to return, Clegg said: “The public should be able to hear what their politicians are saying – the good, the bad and the ugly – so that they can make informed choices at the ballot box.”
“There is no reason to believe the former president will behave differently now that the platform has reversed his ban. This isn’t a matter of free speech; there are ample services that Trump can use to spread his message. This is a business decision to platform bigotry and divisiveness to drive clicks and engagement, plain and simple.”
“Meta must bear full responsibility for any harm that results from today’s extremely reckless decision,” González said. Nicolas Suzor, a professor at Queensland’s University of Technology School of Law and member of the Oversight Board, told the Guardian that the announcement “follows through on [Meta’s] commitments to us to develop clear and accountable processes in high profile cases like this”.
Some free speech advocates have agreed with Clegg, saying it is appropriate for the public to have access to messaging from political candidates.
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