Trump’s Facebook account was the most followed account at the time of the freeze, with hundreds of millions of followers, the New York Times reported to Meta.
On January 7, 2021, the day after hundreds of people stormed the Capitol in his support, Meta fired Trump from his platforms, citing that he was inciting more violence. His accounts on other popular social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter were also deactivated this week.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Trump has set up his own social network, Truth Social, in which he has a financial stake and is required to publish his messages exclusively for six hours before he can share them with others. sites, reports the New York Times.
In November of last year, Twitter reinstated Trump’s account after that Elon Musk took over as CEO of the microblogging platform.
“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted. Vox Populi, Vox Dei, Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of God”.
Trump’s once-suspended Twitter account reappeared on the platform minutes after the company’s owner, Elon Musk, announced he would lift the former president’s 22-month ban for inciting violence.
Twitter CEO Musk had organized a poll asking users of the microblogging site to vote on whether to reinstate Trump’s account, which had previously been banned for life for inciting violence over the Capitol riots in the United States.
“Bring back former President Trump,” the billionaire Twitter owner posted with the option to vote yes or no. “Trump polls about a million votes per hour,” he said in a follow-up tweet.
According to the poll, just over 15 million Twitter users voted in the poll, with 51.8 percent voting to reinstate him.
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