<p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-updates-cd5339d48064a149527e8f9a1aa7614e" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-updates-cd5339d48064a149527e8f9a1aa7614e">he will seek a second term</a>&nbsp;in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-us-news-elections-presidential-elections-f343d50d78b48691b847467da8cb9519" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-us-news-elections-presidential-elections-f343d50d78b48691b847467da8cb9519">kicked off Facebook</a>&nbsp;following the&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege">Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol</a>.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">Trump may not have to wait long to get back on the site, however. His suspension from Facebook is set to be reconsidered in January, two years after it was first imposed.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">One change will be immediate: As a candidate, Trump will no longer be subject to Facebook fact checks. That’s because under&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-us-news-business-dc-wire-nick-clegg-aec681a5aa18462199ad42a21a0d5689" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-us-news-business-dc-wire-nick-clegg-aec681a5aa18462199ad42a21a0d5689">Facebook rules</a>, comments by elected officials and candidates for office aren’t subject to fact checks on its site. The Associated Press participates in Facebook’s independent fact-checking program.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">Throughout his tenure as president, Trump’s use of social media posed a significant&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/can-social-media-ban-trump-explained-a4a02aca8341a844c011d4e165d8d61b" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/can-social-media-ban-trump-explained-a4a02aca8341a844c011d4e165d8d61b">challenge</a>&nbsp;to major social media platforms trying to balance the public’s need to hear from their elected leaders with worries about&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-technology-ap-fact-check-ed389238eb2fdb726b3af8480781afcf" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-technology-ap-fact-check-ed389238eb2fdb726b3af8480781afcf">misinformation</a>,&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/f0bb7f2c623a488eb9eed7d99c790d06" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/f0bb7f2c623a488eb9eed7d99c790d06">harassment</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-social-media-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-31741bb13f708ee68b523592623341eb" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-social-media-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-31741bb13f708ee68b523592623341eb">incitement of violence</a>.</p> <p class="Component-root-0-2-64 p Component-p-0-2-55">Following the Jan. 6 riot, Trump was also kicked off Snapchat,&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-media-michael-flynn-social-media-f41b11060d7703e3a3136ddb5eefa055" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-media-michael-flynn-social-media-f41b11060d7703e3a3136ddb5eefa055">Twitter</a>&nbsp;and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook parent company Meta. Trump’s ability to post videos to his&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/youtube-suspend-trump-channel-1-week-0f6166b8a3d3452709968aa1ba934cdc" _mce_href="https://apnews.com/article/youtube-suspend-trump-channel-1-week-0f6166b8a3d3452709968aa1ba934cdc">YouTube</a>&nbsp;channel was suspended.</p>