Facebook's Oversight Board--a contradiction in terms if I ever saw one--is huddled over a bubbling pot, considering whether one Donald J. Trump can ever post a message again.
A decision is expected momentarily.
The world's biggest social media platform has 2.7 billion monthly users.
Most of The Donald's fans already get instant screeds from his multiple mailing lists. He replays his greatest hits--the same wretched excesses that zapped his Facebook account.
But Big Tech seems a little leery about crossing anybody who might Call Them By Their Name.
A wide variety of bozos, conspirators and dubious biz enterprises happily flourish on Facebook.
Twitter permanently banned Trump, which allowed him daily, instant machine-gun-like delivery prompting media hysteria. It was one-way wildings, Trump to nation.
On Facebook, nation will have to find Trump. So they'll restore Trump's access to his account.
The real question: what attention will Big Media pay to it? If they seek out and redistribute his views, who exactly is the villain here?
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I have no fear Google (which runs this blog platform) or Facebook, to which I re-post, will ever find this item. The algorithm is looking for "pee pee".... whoops!
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