Free State Foundation President Randolph May issued the following statement in response to the decision of the Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling regarding Donald Trump’s Facebook account.
"As
someone who has expressed serious concerns regarding the expanding
impact of the Cancel Culture, I don’t have a particular problem with the
Oversight Board’s decision regarding Donald Trump’s account. Indeed, I
think the most important aspect of the Board’s decision is its
determination that it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose an
indefinite suspension with no criteria for when or whether Trump’s
account will be restored. In chastising Facebook for applying a ‘vague,
standardless penalty,’ the Board gets to the nub of the problem that
creates so much unease with Big Tech’s cancellation power. So, I applaud
its decision in this regard.
My
primary concern is not whether, or how soon, Trump gets back on
Facebook, Twitter, or any other platform. Personally, I’d be happier if
he said much less about many things. Rather I’m concerned that any
action regarding Trump, regardless of what you think about him, not
detract from the larger conversation that, as a society, we need to have
regarding the growing impact of the Cancel Culture in shrinking the
space for legitimate public debate.”
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