Facebook Ban Hurts Trump With Messaging and Money

“The decision by Facebook to keep former President Donald Trump off its platform could have significant consequences for his political operation as he tries to remain the leader of the Republican Party, thwarting his ability to amplify his message to tens of millions of followers and hampering his fund-raising ability,” the New York Times reports.

“Facebook has increasingly become one of the most vital weapons in a political campaign’s arsenal, with its ability to juice small-dollar online-fund-raising numbers into the millions, expand and acquire contact information, help build out data on a campaign’s voter file and provide the most sophisticated advertising platform available.”

“Few campaigns had tapped into Facebook’s potential for advertising and fund-raising as aggressively as Mr. Trump’s.”