Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are back

Flashback: Meta said in a statement last month that it would reinstate the former president in the “coming weeks.”

• "However, we are doing so with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses," the statement said, including "heightened penalties."
• Trump's potential future posts will be removed if they violate content, Meta said.
• The account will then be suspended for a timeframe of one month to two years, "depending on the severity of the violation," the statement said.

The big picture: The reinstatement will provide Trump access to both of his Facebook and Instagram pages, which currently have 34 million and 23 million followers, respectively.

• Twitter reinstated Trump's account back in November. The former president has not posted anything on Twitter to date, though.
• Trump has instead opted to post exclusively on his own social media platform, Truth Social, which is a direct competitor to Twitter.

Editor's note: This story was updated with additional context.

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