Donald Trump will be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks after the social media platforms introduced new "guardrails".
The former US president's Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended two years ago after he praised people engaged in violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The suspension, described by Meta as "an extraordinary decision taken in extraordinary circumstances", lasted two years.
Now that two years have passed, Trump's social media accounts will be reinstated but the company said there will be "new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses".
Meta said that in the event that Trump posts further content violating the social media company's rules, his account will be suspended once again.
Depending on the severity of the violation, the US politician and businessman may have his accounts suspended for between one month and two years.
Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, wrote in a blog post: "Like any other Facebook or Instagram user, Mr. Trump is subject to our Community Standards.
"In light of his violations, he now also faces heightened penalties for repeat offenses – penalties which will apply to other public figures whose accounts are reinstated from suspensions related to civil unrest under our updated protocol.
"In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation."
Meta said its updated protocol also addresses content that delegitimises an upcoming election or is related to Qanon.
This type of posts may have limited reach, Meta added, meaning they would not be distributed in other users' feeds even if they follow the former US president.
And should Trump post such content, Meta may remove the reshare button so that his followers cannot post it on their feeds.
Mr Clegg added: "The public should be able to hear what their politicians are saying - the good, the bad and the ugly - so that they can make informed choices at the ballot box.
"But that does not mean there are no limits to what people can say on our platform.
"When there is a clear risk of real world harm - a deliberately high bar for Meta to intervene in public discourse - we act."
Trump's Twitter account was also permanently banned in 2021 due to the risk of incitement of violence, but last year the social media platform's new owner, Elon Musk, lifted the ban.
However, Trump has not tweeted since and previously said: "I don't see any reason for it."
His last tweet is from January 8, 2021, when he wrote: "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
