As he prepares to campaign for his third straight run for the White House, former United States President Donald Trump has likely lobbied Meta to lift sanctions on his account, banned a few years ago. years.
As part of its 2024 campaign, Donald Trump allegedly sent a letter to Meta asking for access to his personal account As a reminder, the American magnate had been banned from social networks at the beginning of 2021 after inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol in Washington.
Since then, Donald Trump had moved away from the technological giants by creating its own social network: Truth Social. However, the platform would only countaround 2 million daily active users, which is far from enough to make his voice heard during a presidential campaign. In the hope of being able to reach more people, the billionaire intends to resume his place on Facebook, but also on Instagram.
Donald Trump has already recovered his Twitter account
Facebook wasn’t the only one to take action against Donald Trump two years ago, as Twitter also banned the former US president’s account. Since the arrival of Elon Musk at the head of the social network, the platform has finally taken the decision to lift the sanctions on all the Twitter accounts that had been suspended, including that of Donald Trump.
However, despite the lifting of sanctions, the American tycoon has still not published a single tweet. The latter is probably expecting a similar gesture from Meta. Donald Trump reportedly asked Meta for a “meeting to discuss his speedy reinstatement on the platform,” but it is unclear whether or not Mark Zuckerberg’s company will grant his request.
Clegg, the former British deputy prime minister and chairman of global affairs at Meta, announced in June 2021 that Trump’s ban on Facebook and Instagram would last for an initial period of two years, after which Meta will “will turn to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded “. Given his participation in the 2024 campaign for the White House, it may well be that Meta will end up unblocking his account.
