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Politics
Amanda Marcotte

Meta's big money grab: Trump is the key

Whatever Meta executives might say about the choice to allow Donald Trump back onto Facebook and Instagram, even though the former president incited a violent insurrection two years ago, know this: It's total honking nonsense. 

The "risk" from Trump, who was initially suspended from the social media platforms after he sent a violent mob to the Capitol in an attempt to install himself illegally in power, "has sufficiently receded," said Nick Clegg, president of global affairs a Meta. 

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