Donald Trump said it this Saturday he has no interest in returning to Twitter after being expelled from the social network for inciting violence in the assault on the Capitol. The announcement came after the poll carried out by the twitter account of its new president, Elon Musk, which was attended by more than 15 million users, with 51.8% of the votes in favor of reinstating the former president on the social network network. “People have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted.
Trump’s Twitter account, which he had more than 88 million of followers before he was banned on January 8, 2021, he started amassing a following and had nearly 100,000 followers early Sunday morning.
However, Trump didn’t like the move. “I do not see no reason for that,” he said at the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
The former US president added that he will keep his new platform Truth Social, the app developed by his startup Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which he said has better user engagement than Twitter and is going “phenomenally”.
Musk admitted last May that he planned to lift Trump’s ban, and the moment was closely watched — and feared — by many Twitter advertisers.
Since then, the billionaire has tried to reassure users and advertisers by stating that this decision would be made taking into account a content moderation committee made up of people with “very different points of view“and that no accounts would be reinstated before the council met. He also added that Twitter will not reinstate any banned user until there is a “clear process for doing so.”
Despite this, Musk has reinstated comedian Kathy Griffin, who was banned for changing her profile name to “Elon Musk,” in violation of her new rule against identity fraud without indicating that it was a parody account. There has been no new information on the moderation process or recommendations.
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Truth Social has been Trump’s primary source of direct communication with his supporters since he began posting regularly on the app in May. He has used Social Truth to promote his allies, criticize his opponents, and defend his reputation under the legal scrutiny of state, congressional, and federal investigators.
His deal with the company, however, opens the door for Trump participate extensively on other platforms. Trump is required to give Truth Social a six-hour exclusivity on any post, but he’s free to post “political messages, political fundraisers, or anti-voting efforts” anywhere, anytime, according to a May filing with the SEC. .
