Coverage dated January 17, 2023 to January 18, 2023
Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president's Facebook account Headline from CBS News, from the development of Jan 18, 2023
Newest development Jan 19, 2023 · 2 reports Trump Pleads With Meta to Allow Him Back on Facebook for 2024 Campaign
Trump's Facebook and Twitter accounts were blocked following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
CBS News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update 2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Jan 18, 2023 Names this update
Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president's Facebook account
Headline from CBS News · 16 reports in this development
Jan 19, 2023 Newest
Trump Pleads With Meta to Allow Him Back on Facebook for 2024 Campaign
Headline from Truthout · 2 reports in this development
Reports & sources Newest first Show outlet leaning
Filter reports by outlet or headline words
18 articles, oldest first.
Breitbart News
Nolte: Trump Plots Return to Facebook and Twitter ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Jan 17, 2023
Breitbart News's feed description Former President Donald Trump has petitioned the fascists at Facebook to unblock his account, reports the far-left NBC News.
Gizmodo
Trump Campaign Urges Meta to Let Him Back on Facebook ↗ (opens Gizmodo) Published Jan 17, 2023
Gizmodo's feed description The Trump campaign called on Meta to promptly overturn Trump's suspension which it claimed, "dramatically distorted and inhibited the public discourse."
The Guardian
Trump pleads with Meta to restore Facebook account ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Jan 17, 2023
The Guardian's feed description Former president’s lawyers petition company to allow access following ban from platform in wake of 2021 Capitol attack
Forbes
Trump Campaign Urges Facebook To Remove Block On His Account As He Gears Up For Presidential Run ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Jan 17, 2023
Same headline from 1 more outlet Forbes's feed description Facebook began conducting a review of the two-year ban on January 7.
The Daily Caller
Trump Asks Facebook To Reinstate His Account ↗ (opens The Daily Caller) Published Jan 17, 2023
The Daily Caller's feed description Former President Donald Trump's team sent a letter to Facebook on Tuesday requesting for the social media platform to reinstate his account.
ABC 12 Flint
Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock his Facebook account ↗ (opens ABC 12 Flint) Published Jan 17, 2023
ABC 12 Flint's feed description Former President Trump's campaign sent a letter to Facebook's parent company, Meta, Tuesday petitioning them to unblock his Facebook account, a source familiar with the letter tells CNN.
Engadget
Trump has reportedly asked Meta to reinstate his Facebook account ↗ (opens Engadget) Published Jan 17, 2023
Engadget's feed description Former President Donald Trump has petitioned Meta to restore his Facebook account..
The Week
CBS News
Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president's Facebook account ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Jan 18, 2023
Same headline from 1 more outlet CBS News's feed description Trump's Facebook and Twitter accounts were blocked following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Bloomberg
Trump’s Campaign Asks Facebook Parent to Reinstate Account ↗ (opens Bloomberg) Published Jan 17, 2023
Bloomberg's feed description Donald Trump’s campaign is asking Facebook’s parent company to reinstate his access on grounds he’s a declared 2024 presidential candidate and that keeping him off the platform is interfering with the political process.
NBC News
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Jan 17, 2023
NBC News's feed description Trump's presidential campaign formally petitioned Facebook's parent company Tuesday to unblock his account, according to a letter reviewed by NBC News.
Hot Air
New: Trump campaign formally requests Facebook reinstatement (updated) ↗ (opens Hot Air) Published Jan 17, 2023
Hot Air's feed description “We believe that the ban on President Trump’s account on Facebook has dramatically distorted and inhibited the public discourse,” the campaign wrote in a Tuesday letter, a copy of wh...
Digital Journal
Trump presses Facebook to restore his account ↗ (opens Digital Journal) Published Jan 17, 2023
Digital Journal's feed description Former US president Donald Trump is urging Facebook to reinstate his account two years after it was deactivated, his aides said Wednesday, as he gears up
Gopusa
Trump campaign formally requests access to Facebook account ↗ (opens Gopusa) Published Jan 18, 2023
Gopusa's feed description The campaign for former President Donald Trump is seeking access to his Facebook account to be restored ahead of his bid for the presidency in 2024. In a letter obtained by NBC News, Trump's team said his ban from Facebook "dramatically distorted and inhibited the public discourse.
Poynter
Donald Trump to Facebook: Accept my friend request? ↗ (opens Poynter) Published Jan 18, 2023
Poynter's feed description Facebook banned Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection and said it would review that ban after two years. That anniversary just passed.
Truthout
Trump Pleads With Meta to Allow Him Back on Facebook for 2024 Campaign ↗ (opens Truthout) Published Jan 18, 2023
Truthout's feed description Internet security experts have warned that Trump’s rhetoric could inspire further violence if his account is reinstated.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
