Was Facebook right to indefinitely bar former President Donald J. Trump from the platform after the Capitol riot?
The company’s oversight board, which rules on some of the thorniest speech decisions on the platform, decided that, while the ban was justified at the time, the parameters of the suspension needed to be defined.
What does the ruling tell us about Facebook’s “Supreme Court.”
Guest: Cecilia Kang, a reporter covering technology and regulatory policy for The New York Times.
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