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The
social media giant had previously said it will decide by Jan 7
whether to allow the former president to return. However, that
decision is now expected to be announced later in the month, the
newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Meta has set up a working group to focus on the matter,
according to people with knowledge of its operations, the report
said, adding that the group includes staffers from the public
policy and communications teams, as well as from the content
policy team.
Meta did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters for
comment.
The development comes after Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner,
revoked a permanent ban on Trump in November last year on the
social media platform after polling users.
Trump maintained that he had no interest in returning to
Twitter.
"I don't see any reason for it," the former president had said
via video when asked whether he planned to return to Twitter by
a panel at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership
meeting.
Trump has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S.
voting since his 2020 election defeat and launched a bid in
November to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt
potential Republican rivals.
(Reporting by Rhea Binoy in Bengaluru; Editing by Neil Fullick)
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