Meta* said on Wednesday it will restore former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram (banned in Russia) social media accounts in the coming weeks after suspending them for two years following violent riots on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, Reuters writes.

Reinstating the accounts could be to the advantage of Trump, who has announced he is planning to run for the White House in the 2024 presidential election. He has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram, which are key tools for political activity and fundraising.

His Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) account was reactivated in November by the network’s new owner, Ilon Musk, though Trump has yet to post anything there.

The news drew mixed reactions. Free speech advocates want the public to have the right to access posts from political candidates, while Meta’s critics accuse the company of poorly moderating content.

Meta itself said it has set up new barriers to prevent repeat offenses, and if Trump posts offending content again, that content will be removed and his account will be shut down for between one month and 2 years, depending on the severity of the violation.”

The decision drew sharp criticism from civil rights advocates: Facebook has its own policies, but they are not enforced there. The Anti-Defamation League, NAACP, Free Press and other civil rights groups have expressed concern about Facebook’s ability to prevent any future attacks on the democratic process, as Trump is still repeating that he won the 2020 presidential election.

Free speech advocates argue that the public has an interest in hearing directly from political candidates, and it’s better for the major social media platforms to err on the side of leaving content out, even if it’s offensive or false.

As for Trump himself, it remains to be seen whether he will take the opportunity to return to Facebook and Instagram.