Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board

Analysis: Ruling stopped short of making final decision, deepening questions over the oversight board's effectiveness

Facebook's oversight board on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump's Facebook account should not be reinstated. But it stopped short of making a final decision, saying Facebook itself must decide what to do with the former president's account. The move has deepened questions over the oversight board's effectiveness.

Trump has been exiled from the platform since January over posts in which he appeared to encourage the rioters who stormed the US Capitol. Trump petitioned Facebook to reinstate his account, and the social media giant punted a decision on his fate to the oversight board, which has now punted the decision right back to Facebook.