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homoe · 02-19-2021, 11:33 AM

The oversight board at Facebook (FB) will decide in the coming weeks whether former President Donald Trump should regain access to the platform or face a permanent ban.

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates — whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers a mentor — on Wednesday weighed in on the impending decision, telling Yahoo Finance that a permanent ban of Trump "would be a shame" and would amount to an "extreme measure."

He warned that such a move would cause "polarization" if users with different political views divide up among various social networks.

"I don't think banning somebody who actually did get a fair number of votes — well less than a majority — but I don't think having him off forever would be that good," says Gates, referring to Trump, whose Facebook account has more than 35 million followers.

Facebook indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram on Jan. 7, the day after Trump supporters attacked the Capitol. Twitter (TWTR) permanently banned Trump on Jan. 8.

IF only 45's posts were used for expressing a different political view! IMHO, his crosses the line to almost the point of "yelling fire in a crowded theater"!

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homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,558 Times in 14,919 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	Yahoo Finance Bill Gates: Permanent Facebook ban of Trump would be 'a shame'.... The oversight board at Facebook (FB) will decide in the coming weeks whether former President Donald Trump should regain access to the platform or face a permanent ban. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates — whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers a mentor — on Wednesday weighed in on the impending decision, telling Yahoo Finance that a permanent ban of Trump "would be a shame" and would amount to an "extreme measure." He warned that such a move would cause "polarization" if users with different political views divide up among various social networks. "I don't think banning somebody who actually did get a fair number of votes — well less than a majority — but I don't think having him off forever would be that good," says Gates, referring to Trump, whose Facebook account has more than 35 million followers. Facebook indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram on Jan. 7, the day after Trump supporters attacked the Capitol. Twitter (TWTR) permanently banned Trump on Jan. 8. IF only 45's posts were used for expressing a different political view! IMHO, his crosses the line to almost the point of "yelling fire in a crowded theater"!