Facebook oversight board to announce decision on Trump ban on May 5

Reuters

Published May 03, 2021 08:31AM ET

Updated May 03, 2021 09:00AM ET

(Reuters) -Facebook Inc's independent oversight board tweeted on Monday it would announce a decision May 5 on whether to uphold former U.S. President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension from the social media platform and Instagram.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) blocked Trump's access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. It later handed the case to the oversight board.