The Oversight Board has received about 9,000 comments from the public on the hotly contested question of whether to allow Trump access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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Facebook announced in January that it asked the Oversight Board to review its decision to suspend Trump on Jan. 7, the day after a group of the president’s supporters stormed the Capitol.
Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram remain suspended pending the Oversight Board’s decision.
Trump's appeal was first reported by Channel 4 News in the United Kingdom.
The Trump ban is the most consequential case yet for the Oversight Board, carrying far-reaching political implications for the nation.
The Oversight Board has 90 days to make a decision, but a ruling is expected more quickly. Its decision is binding and cannot be overruled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg or any other Facebook executive.
