Meta lifts restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta removes the restrictions Donald Trump‘s Facebook and Instagram accounts…making the reversal happen just days after Trump ripped Mark online.

Meta announced Friday that it would remove all limits on Trump’s official FB and IG pages as Trump moves closer to formally becoming the GOP nominee for president at next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

In a statement, Meta explained… “In assessing our responsibility to enable political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to listen to the nominees for president on the same basis.”

Remember, Trump was removed from Facebook and Insta in 2021 as a result of the insurrection. He was also kicked off Twitter. Meta reinstated Trump’s accounts last year, but said they would be monitored for possible violations that would warrant further suspension.

Now the guardrails have completely disappeared… just days after Trump called out Mark on his own platform, Truth Social, which DT created in the wake of his mainstream social media ban.

Trump’s message read in part: “All I can say is that if I am elected president, we will prosecute election fraudsters at a level never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for a long time. We already know who you are. DO NOT DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!”

It’s unclear if Meta was prompted to make a change here based on Trump’s post… but Zucks’ company says Trump and President Biden will both be held to the same standards as other Meta users, including “policies designed to prevent hate speech and incitement to violence.”