This two-year suspension will prevent Trump from using Facebook or Instagram to broadcast to his followers until after the 2022 U.S. mid-term elections.
And therein lies the real point of this: influencing the election.
The question is, why give a two year term rather than make it permanent? I can think of a couple possibilities:
They want to make a spectacle of banning Trump again right before the next presidential election to try to portray him as "dangerous".
In case against all odds the Republicans do manage to win big at some point in the future and they have the backbone to actually hold big tech accountable.
And therein lies the real point of this: influencing the election.
The question is, why give a two year term rather than make it permanent? I can think of a couple possibilities:
They want to make a spectacle of banning Trump again right before the next presidential election to try to portray him as "dangerous".
In case against all odds the Republicans do manage to win big at some point in the future and they have the backbone to actually hold big tech accountable.
They banned him without issue when he was already in the white house l, why would banning him while he's running be a problem?