The Oversight Board punts on Trump

Why Facebook should take its policy recommendations seriously

Casey Newton
May 6Share
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando in February. Jabin Botsford / Getty Images
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando in February. Jabin Botsford / Getty Images

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By the time the Oversight Board announced its decision on whether to restore Donald Trump to Facebook, I had more or less resigned myself to the former president’s return. In its short life, the board has shown a st…

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