Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt who is a co-chair of the Oversight Board said a decision will be made in the near future whether President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram pages will be reinstated.
The Oversight Board consists of 19 people who are former politicians, journalist and professors. Hopefully, his accounts get put back up, but I’m sure the Oversight Board is filled with far-left activists.
Facebook Oversight Board received statement on behalf of Trump over ban from platform https://t.co/YZdbSLNMiY pic.twitter.com/2YT9UGky31
— The Hill (@thehill) February 24, 2021
USA Today covered the story, see what they had to share:
Trump’s indefinite suspension should be lifted, received an appeal on behalf of the former president arguing for his Facebook and Instagram accounts to be restored.
“We can confirm that a user statement has been received in the case before the Oversight Board concerning President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts,” a spokesperson for the Oversight Board said in a statement.
The spokesperson declined further comment.
The Oversight Board has received about 9,000 comments from the public on the hotly contested question of whether to allow Trump access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
The Epoch Times shared these details on Trump’s appeal:
President Donald Trump has submitted a statement of appeal to an oversight board funded by Facebook in a bid to rejoin the platform. The decision is expected to take around two and a half months.
Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who is a co-chair of the oversight board, told UK’s Channel 4 News that they are currently looking into the appeal concerning Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. The board was set up to be an independent group to hear users’ appeals and is comprised of 19 former politicians, journalists, and academics.
In a statement to The Epoch Times, the board confirmed that “a user statement has been received in the case before the Oversight Board concerning President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.”
Thorning-Schmidt said that the board has 90 days to render a decision, adding that although the members would like to expedite the process, the time frame is necessary to allow for translations and experts to share their opinions.