Trump tries to get back on Facebook, claims ban is electoral "interference"

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Former US President Donald Trump yesterday petitioned Facebook owner Meta to restore his account, two years after he was banned for egging on his supporters as they attacked the US Capitol. "We believe that the ban on President Trump's account on Facebook has dramatically distorted and inhibited the public discourse," Trump's campaign wrote in a letter to Meta Tuesday, according to NBC News.

The Trump team's letter also reportedly said that a continuation of the ban would constitute a "deliberate effort by a private company to silence Mr. Trump's political voice... every day that President Trump's political voice remains silenced furthers an inappropriate interference in the American political and election process." The letter was sent to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, and Facebook VP of Public Policy Joel Kaplan.

Twitter already reversed its ban on Trump shortly after Elon Musk bought the company. Trump hasn't tweeted yet. He formed his own social network, Truth Social, after being banned from Facebook and Twitter.

In its petition to Meta, "Trump's campaign didn't threaten a lawsuit, as some sources close to Trump thought he would," NBC News wrote. "It instead talked about the importance of free speech and petitioned Meta for a 'meeting to discuss President Trump's prompt reinstatement to the platform.'"

A Trump adviser told NBC News that the campaign is "prepared to engage with House Republicans who control the lower chamber of Congress to advocate on Trump's behalf and pressure Meta."

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