FB - Facebook's Trump suspension referred to independent Oversight Board

Facebook's (FB +1.5%) independent Oversight Board is taking on its highest-profile case yet: the indefinite suspension of former President Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram. The company referred its decision to the Oversight Board to render a final call on whether Trump can return to the platform. The Oversight Board's decisions are binding on Facebook and can't be overruled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg or anyone else. And it comes a day after the inauguration of Joe Biden as president; Facebook had said its decision was for an indefinite time, but at least through the inauguration. While Facebook awaits the board's decision, Trump will remain suspended, it says. "Our decision to suspend then-President Trump’s access was taken in extraordinary circumstances: a U.S. president actively fomenting a violent insurrection designed to thwart the peaceful transition of power; five people killed; legislators fleeing the seat of democracy," Facebook says. The case starts with

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Facebook's Trump suspension referred to independent Oversight Board