Facebook is pretending it cares how its platform affects the world | Siva Vaidhyanathan

The reality is that Trump used Facebook most effectively as an organizing and fundraising tool, not as a platform for posting'

The world is a lot better off without Donald Trump as president of the United States. And Facebook is a lot more peaceful without Trump's unhinged calls for vengeance against his political opponents and fabricated tales of voter fraud echoing across the platform. What's more, the world is a lot better off now that Trump can't use Facebook to execute his plans.

The Facebook Oversight Board, a company-selected team of free speech experts, ruled on Wednesday that while, based on Trump's statements, the company was justified in banning Trump for some period of time, doing so indefinitely meant the company was treating Trump differently than it does other users and other world leaders. The board kicked the decision back to Facebook, meaning that this saga is far from over.