Trump allowed back on Facebook and Instagram 

Former president Donald Trump will be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it will be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. 

The suspension will end “in the coming weeks,” the social media giant said. 

In a statement, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said the public “should be able to hear what their politicians are saying”.

Trump was suspended indefinitely from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riot in 2021. 

The firm had taken action following Mr Trump’s “praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol”, Mr Clegg said.

“The suspension was an extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances,” he added.

Clegg said a review found Trump’s accounts no longer represented a serious risk to public safety. But due to past “violations,” he would now face heightened penalties for repeat offences. 

Many of Trump’s supporters have been calling for the former president to be allowed back on Facebook as he prepares to run for the presidency again next year. 

Trump reacted to the news by saying Facebook has “lost Billions” after banning him. 

“Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting President, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution!” he wrote.