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Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban, But Demands Review of Action

时间：2021-05-13 05:54:22

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Facebook's Oversight1 Board has decided2 to uphold the company's suspension of former President Donald Trump3.

But in an announcement about its decision Wednesday, the board criticized Facebook for making the suspension "indefinite." It said the open-ended ban was ordered without clear standards. The board demanded that Facebook's leadership reexamine its decision and decide on another punishment that better fits the "gravity of the violation4 and the prospect5 of future harm."

The board gave the company six months to come up with a new penalty that agrees with current rules governing all Facebook users.

Facebook's semi-independent Oversight Board, which currently has 20 members, was established to rule on content-related matters. It was created after widespread criticism that Facebook was not effectively policing misinformation, hate speech and influence campaigns from outside groups or governments.

Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended in January over statements he posted to the services. The companies said the posts risked fueling further violence following the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.

The board said it agreed with Facebook that two of Trump's posts on January 6 "severely7 violated" the content standards of both Facebook and Instagram. Instagram is owned by Facebook.

In the first post to supporters taking part in rioting at the Capitol, Trump said in a video: "I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us." He also said, "We love you. You're very special." In the video, Trump also said: "But you have to go home now. We have to have peace."

In the second post, as police were still in the process of securing the Capitol, he called his supporters "great patriots9" and added, "remember this day forever."

The board said the language used in both posts clearly violated Facebook's rules against praising or supporting people taking part in violence.

By making repeated statements about election fraud with no evidence to back up his claims, Trump had "created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible," the board said. His words of support to the rioters had "legitimized their violent actions," it added.

However, the board said it was not correct for Facebook to order an "indefinite" suspension with no clear steps for when or whether the account would be reestablished. It added that Facebook's action against Trump did not follow its own "clear, published" policies.

Facebook's vice6 president of global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg, said in a statement he was "pleased" that the board had upheld the basis for Trump's suspension. He added that the company's leadership will now consider the board's decision and come up with a new action that is "clear and proportionate."

In a statement posted Wednesday on his website, Trump did not specifically comment on the board's decision. Instead, he called out Facebook, Twitter and Google for being "corrupt10" companies that "must pay a political price." He added: "Free Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States because the Radical11 Left Lunatics are afraid of the truth."

Twitter and YouTube

Trump was also banned from other major social media services after the Capitol rioting, including Twitter and Google-owned YouTube. Twitter had been Trump's favored medium for messaging throughout his presidency12. Twitter has said its ban on Trump will remain, even if he runs for office again.

The board's decision has been watched for signals on how the world's largest social network will deal with rule-breaking world leaders in the future. This week, Twitter provided information about a public opinion study the company is carrying out to see how the public thinks it should deal with world leaders.

Since March, Twitter has been collecting input13 for the study. It said it had received nearly 49,000 answers in 14 languages. The study sought opinions on whether people believe that world leaders breaking Twitter's rules should face "greater or lesser14" actions than other users. The company also asked whether it was ever correct for Twitter to permanently15 suspend the account of a current president or prime minister.

Twitter said it will process the data before releasing study results.

Words in This Story

indefinite – adj. with no fixed16 time, size, end or limit

standard – n. a level of quality that is considered acceptable

prospect – n. the possibility that something might happen in the future

penalty – n. a punishment for doing something that is against a law or rule

patriot8 – n. a person who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country

fraud – n. the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person

legitimize – v. make something legal or acceptable

proportionate – adj. a size or number directly related to something else


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1 oversight WvgyJ     
n.勘漏，失察，疏忽
参考例句：
  • I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
  • Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
4 violation lLBzJ     
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
参考例句：
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
5 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
6 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
7 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
8 patriot a3kzu     
n.爱国者，爱国主义者
参考例句：
  • He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
  • He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
9 patriots cf0387291504d78a6ac7a13147d2f229     
爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
  • These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。
10 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
11 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
12 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
13 input X6lxm     
n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句：
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
14 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地
参考例句：
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。
15 permanently KluzuU     
adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地
参考例句：
  • The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
  • The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
16 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

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