Facebook has just unleashed a new torrent of harmful disinformation and hate speech on its platform -- by giving itself the green light to lift former President Donald Trump’s ban, despite his threats to double down on his Big Lie about the integrity of our elections.

Facebook’s Oversight Board has now recommended letting Trump back on the platform -- even though just this week, he loudly repeated the same lies about the 2020 election that incited a deadly riot at the Capitol.

His statement, which once again falsely claimed that the election was stolen from him, is just a harrowing preview of how he’ll use his Facebook reach to push his harmful conspiracy theories to millions of people.

This failure on Facebook’s part to uphold its own civic integrity policies is disappointing -- but frankly, not surprising. Before, during, and after the 2020 election, Facebook often looked the other way when Trump abused the platform to spread disinformation, amplify hate speech, and incite violence.

For the sake of our democracy and the safety of the American people, Facebook must strengthen its civic integrity policies and close dangerous loopholes -- like the exception that allows political figures to put blatant disinformation in their ads. And the platform must stop relying on its Oversight Board -- a wholly inadequate body that is accountable to Mark Zuckerberg, not the public -- to make its content moderation decisions.

Plus, Facebook must start vigorously enforcing the policies it already has put in place along with new ones to protect voters. That means consistently applying misinformation labels to inaccurate posts, cracking down on groups that glorify violence and amplify conspiracy theories, and more.

Disinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms has led to voter suppression and real-world violence -- and has weakened trust in our civic institutions. And Facebook has yet to show that it’s up to the task of consistently using its policies to protect its own users.

It’s time to demand better from this powerful social media giant. If you believe that Facebook must be held accountable for failing our democracy -- and must commit to protecting it going forward -- add your name today.