Donald Trump will not be allowed back on Facebook after the firm’s oversight board decided to uphold a ban on the former US president imposed in January.
However, the panel said it was “not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension”.
“Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing a time-bound period of suspension or permanently disabling the page and account,” the group said.
“The board insists that Facebook review this matter to determine and justify a proportionate response that is consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform.
“Facebook must complete its review of this matter within six months of the date of this decision.”
Ahead of the ruling, Trump launched his own 'communications' channel.
Blog posts
From The Desk Of Donald J Trump looks like a Facebook or Twitter feed and contains short blog posts similar to those the businessman used to send from his social media accounts.
Users can “like” the posts and share them to their own Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as sign up for notifications so they are alerted each time there is new content from Mr Trump.
They can also make donations to the 45th president’s political action campaign.
