Facebook removes video interview with Trump, citing his ban from the platform

[demmiblue]

Source: CNBC

Facebook removed a video featuring former President Donald Trump, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday, citing the former president's indefinite suspension from the platform.

The removal tests just how far Facebook is willing to interpret its suspension, which followed the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The video featuring Trump was posted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who was interviewing the former president. Lara Trump had teased the interview in an Instagram photo of the sit-down on Tuesday.

An email Lara Trump posted to her Instagram account later on Tuesday shows a message warning her team about uploading the video. The email reminded them that "content posted on Facebook and Instagram in the voice of President Trump is not currently allowed on our platform (including new posts with President Trump speaking) and will be removed if posted, resulting in additional limitations on accounts that posted it." A Facebook source confirmed the veracity of the email.

A second email posted by Lara Trump said Facebook had removed the video once she had uploaded it to her page.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/facebook-removes-video-interview-with-trump-citing-his-ban-from-the-platform.html

[riversedge]

1. great.

[FlyingPiggy]

2. GOOD. Keep that shit outta there.

[mdbl]

3. not that I love Facebook

but I applaud this.

[JohnnyRingo]

4. That oughta frost his ass.

He's the current 45th President of the United States of America and everybody wants his leadership.

"Additional limitations"?

[NYC Liberal]

5. Twitter needs to do this with his "statements" that he has been releasing.

He puts out what are essentially long-form tweets (really…they are written exactly like his tweets were) and all the reporters and media outlets post them. Which effectively allows him to evade his ban.