President Biden’s re-election campaign rallied against Meta on Friday for lifting restrictions on former President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram.
In a statement first provided to The Hill, the campaign called the move “greedy” and “reckless,” arguing that it is an attack on democracy to include the former president on popular platforms.
“Restoring his access is like handing over your car keys to someone you know is going to drive your car into a crowd and drive off a cliff,” said Charles Lutvak, national spokesman for the Biden campaign. shout your hate and white supremacy from the rooftops and try to make it popular. Without a doubt, it is a direct attack on our security and our democracy.”
“This greedy and reckless decision will allow Trump and his MAGA allies to reach more Americans with their fundamentally anti-democratic and anti-American disinformation,” he added.
Meta said on Friday that it removed additional protective barriers on Trump’s accounts in the run-up to the 2024 election, after he was suspended from his platforms following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and then had his accounts reinstated in early 2023 with greater penalties for repeat offenses.
“Donald Trump relied on these social media platforms to send a violent mob to the Capitol on January 6th, where they tried to overturn an election he lost fair and square,” Lutvak said. who attacked police officers. Five people died.”
Meta also announced that Trump accounts will no longer be subject to additional penalties and adjusted its general protocol for restricting accounts of public figures during civil unrest.
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