By Tatiana Prophet

Baker McKenzie, an elite global law firm, has been representing Facebook in a now 20-billion-dollar legal claim by the IRS at the same time that the firm has been involved in staffing the tech giant’s Oversight Board. While the trial began in February 2020, there has been a veritable news blackout on the courtroom events.

On Wednesday, the Oversight Board ruled that Facebook could uphold its restriction of President Donald Trump’s account for six more months, but cautioned that the company needed a procedure and criteria by which to take action and impose penalties.