Meta’s suspension of former President Donald Trump has hit the end of the company’s self-imposed timeline, putting the tech titan back in the spotlight as it decides whether to restore his access to Facebook and Instagram in 2023.
The company has not yet publicly indicated plans for the Trump ban.
The two-year suspension of Mr. Trump’s account expired Saturday.
Facebook first removed Mr. Trump amid the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, then five months later announced the two-year suspension, retroactive to Jan. 7, 2021.
Meta executive Nick Clegg previously said in 2021 the company would reevaluate its ban at the end of the two-year restriction and would extend the suspension if the company believed a serious risk to public safety existed because of Mr.