Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram, the Financial times reported Sunday.
Former US President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 31.Credit:AP
The social media giant had previously said it will decide before January 7 whether the former president will be allowed to return. However, that decision is now expected to be announced later this month, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Meta has set up a working group to focus on the issue, according to people with knowledge of its activities, the report said, adding that the group includes staffers from the public policy and communications teams, as well as the content policy team.
Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The development comes after Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, lifted a permanent ban on Trump on the social media platform in November last year after polling users.
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Trump claimed he had no interest in returning to Twitter.
“I don’t see any reason for it,” the former president had said via video when asked if he planned to return to Twitter by a panel at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting.
Trump has made relentless attacks on the integrity of voting in the US since his 2020 election defeat and in November launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to outrun potential Republican rivals.