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Jan 2023
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Donald Trump allowed back onto Facebook ...

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Donald Trump will be allowed back onto Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. The suspension will end "in the coming weeks", the social media giant said. The then-US president was indefinitely suspended from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riots in 2021. Republicans have been press ... Show More
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