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Trump was originally banned from the social media platform the day after the deadly Capitol siege over concerns his posts were inciting violence. A May review from Facebook's independent oversight board upheld Trump's suspension but stated it was \"inappropriate\" for the company to impose an indefinite penalty without clear guidelines. As a result, the company created the heightened penalties for public figures, banning individuals for up to two years, depending on the severity of their violation.

The former president addressed the suspension again Saturday during a 90-minute campaign-style speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention, where he also repeated several lies about the 2020 election, calling it \"the most corrupt election in the history of our country.\"

\"They may allow me back in two years -- I'm not too interested in that,\" he said about the Facebook suspension.

On the threshold for Facebook suspending an account, @GStephanopoulos presses the platform's Vice Pres. of Global Affairs Nick Clegg: \"So the bright red line there is encouraging violence, not spreading lies?\"

Clegg: \"Yeah.\" https://t.co/Cbmq1pOrfW pic.twitter.com/ACGHOMBNZJ

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 6, 2021

\"You focused on the -- on the comments encouraging the rioters on Jan. 6th. What about the lies about the election? (Trump) repeated a series of those last night again.If the president gave the speech he gave last night in January 2023, would the suspension be extended?\" Stephanopoulos asked.

\"Well, it's very difficult for me to make, sort of, hypothetical judgments,\" Clegg replied, adding that Facebook uses independent fact-checkers to label false information.

\"But I'm gonna be very clear -- I don't think anybody wants a private company like Facebook to be vetting everything that people say on social media for its precise accuracy and then booting people off the platform,\" Clegg continued.

\"American democracy does not belong to Silicon Valley, it belongs to the American people.\"

Facebook Vice Pres. of Global Affairs Nick Clegg suggests regulation is key to political discourse, not breaking up the company. https://t.co/Cbmq1pOrfW pic.twitter.com/1cTEkzs8Iv

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 6, 2021

Stephanopoulos also asked Clegg to address calls to break up Facebook to diminish their consolidation of power over public political speech, citing a New York Times op-ed.

\"My own view, for what it's worth, is the answer is not break up -- the answer is regulation.\" Clegg said. \"American democracy does not belong to Silicon Valley, it belongs to the American people and the people who should set the rules for how American democracy plays out.\"

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