United States presidential election /newsroom/taxonomy/term/15083/all en Expert: Facebook board upholds Donald Trump suspension /newsroom/channels/news/expert-facebook-board-upholds-donald-trump-suspension-330965 <p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook – at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that its "indefinite" ban on the former president was unreasonable. The ruling, which gives Facebook six months to comply, effectively postpones any possible Trump reinstatement and puts the onus for that decision squarely back on the company.</p> Mon, 10 May 2021 19:46:59 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 264628 at /newsroom Experts: 2020 U.S. presidential election /newsroom/channels/news/experts-2020-us-presidential-election-325503 <p>With early voter turnout setting a record and U.S. business districts boarding up for fear of election day unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden stumped on the campaign's last day on Monday November 2 in states expected to decide who wins. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-biden-last-day-campaign-1.5786141" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:51:22 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 244010 at /newsroom