Meta has reinstated Trump on all of its platforms without consulting with its Oversight Board. So that's fun.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/25/trump-facebook-reinstated-meta/

Meta reinstates Trump on Instagram and Facebook ahead of 2024 election

Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg wrote in a blog post that the former president will face “heightened penalties” if he breaks the social media giant’s content rules.

The Washington Post

@evacide Big Tech picked a side.

And it's not democracy.

@NotMyBub @evacide big tech is what they called me in prison because i used to smuggle in phones using my ass
@evacide it was an oversight that they didn’t consult the oversight board.
@evacide Never had a Facebook account (only for development purposes using burner email accounts) and when they acquired Instagram I left that platform after archiving photos. I just can’t with big tech and Zuck!
@evacide "without consulting with its Oversight Board" is a bit misleading. It's unclear if they were supposed to, the Oversight Board said it shouldn't be indefinite, and they were informed. From the click-through: https://oversightboard.com/news/6274494105946760-oversight-board-response-to-meta-s-announcement-on-former-president-trump/
Oversight Board response to Meta’s announcement on former President Trump | Oversight Board

Today Meta made an important announcement (https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/trump-facebook-instagram-account-...

@evacide I read that they're also exempting him from fact-checking.
@evacide are there really people still on Facebook?
@evacide seems like decent evidence the oversight board was just for show.
@evacide And, we are not surprised…..Nick Clegg feels it’s a “reasonable” thing to do for a former president who’s trying to be re-elected……..This is a definitely an alternate reality……
@evacide they're in trouble if they're that desperate for engagement
@evacide I have a TruthSocial account (friends close, enemies closer, right?) and every time he gets unbanned he just uses it as an opportunity to promote TruthSocial and his cultists praise him. Some screenshots at https://bonequest.net/@tom/109753669824176802
Tom :piss: (@[email protected])

Attached: 4 images Wild that @[email protected] thought reinstating @[email protected] was a good idea. He just uses the opportunity to shit on them and promote TruthSocial. It’s the same thing that happened when @[email protected] unbanned him, shit on them and dig in. The cult is strong.

bonequest.net
@evacide but did they have a poll???

@evacide “Oversight board”

This is “wolf eats sheep” news if ever there was one.

@evacide makes me think they create this boards just to say the exist and "be compliant" with some "law" 🤦‍♂️
@evacide "oversight board" aka what gets news and therefore more money... 🙃
@evacide I’m so glad social media exes have decided the danger of civil instability has officially passed.