Facebook won’t view Trump’s posts if he runs in the next election

Facebook, the social network owned by Meta, may repeat the mistakes of the past by reassuring its employees that What Donald Trump posts on his profile won’t be considered if he runs for reelection. USA in 2024. Mark Zuckerberg’s company, as it turned out CNNsent an email to the staff responsible for verifying publications, emphasizing that “political statements are not subject to fact-checking.”

Meta refers to “political speech” all those “words spoken by a politician, as well as photographs, videos, or other content that is clearly labeled as being created by a politician or their campaign.” In other words, any content that Trump posts on his Facebook profile after he runs for office, and as long as it is intended to promote his party or his candidacy, You will be able to pass Facebook filters and publish on the platform.

This, of course, has a big drawback, which we have already seen in the past. Trump not only hands would be untied to spread false information in the interests of his party or candidate. It can also lead to the spread of content that incites hatred or violence, as happened repeatedly during his tenure as president.

Meta (Facebook) may repeat the mistakes of the past

It is unclear if Donald Trump will return to Facebook after he announces his candidacy in the US elections in 2024. Twitter, remember, also a full account refund after it was put on hold due to publications that mentioned the storming of the Capitol. Basically, as part of the promise of Elon Musk, the current owner of the social network, to be able to share any opinion, no matter how controversial it may be. However, Trump seems to prefer staying on Pravda, a social network he himself acquired after being banned from other social networks.

In any case, and if Trump finally returns to Facebook, it will be the task of the users check whether the publications or statements of the former president are true or they were simply distributed in the interests of his party and candidacy.