Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday that it has decided to restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks, just over two years after suspending him in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attack.
“We will be reinstating Mr. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks,” the company said.
“However, we are doing so with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offences.”
With his Facebook and Instagram accounts reactivated, Trump will once again gain access to huge and powerful communications and fundraising platforms just as he ramps up his third bid for the White House.
The decision, which comes on the heels of a similar move by Twitter, could also further shift the landscape for how a long list of smaller online platforms handle Trump’s accounts.
It was not immediately clear whether …