Despite the arrival of Elon Musk, former President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of returning to Twitter. Photo: AFP
Former US President Donald Trump decided Monday to return to the social network Twitterfrom was vetoed in January 2021, despite the announced purchase of the platform by billionaire Elon Musk.
“I’m not going to Twitter, I’m going to stick to the TruthTrump said foxnewsreferring to the Truth Social platform launched in February as an alternative to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
“Hopefully Elon buys Twitter because it will improve and he’s a good person, but I’m sticking to the Truth,” he repeats, explaining that “Twitter has bots and fake accounts“.
Twitter deleted Trump’s account on January 8, 2021, followed by nearly 89 million subscribers with whom he talks daily, arguing “risk of incitement to violence” in the messages of the then US president.
Two days earlier, thousands of supporters of the Republican billionaire violently attacked the Capitol in Washington to prevent lawmakers from proving Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 presidential election.
Musk, the richest man in the world, reached a deal on Monday to buy Twitter $ 44 billionwhich will give you control over one of the most influential social networks on the planet.
In this photo illustration, Elon Musk’s Twitter profile, with more than 80 million followers, is displayed on a mobile phone on April 25, 2022 in Chicago, Photo AFP.
Joe Biden, “worried” about networks
The US president said he was “worried about the power of social mediaregardless of who is in charge. ”The phrase was confirmed by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, when asked about Twitter’s purchase of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
Democrats and Republicans have long united against Massive power of Silicon Valley and social platformsalthough for various reasons.
Liberals are concerned about misinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories, while conservatives are calling for “censorship” of networks controlled by a group of wealthy California Democrats.
For years, tech giants have been at the crosshairs of the U.S. Congress, which in any case seems far from reaching a consensus on stricter regulation and greater privacy protection.
It’s not yet clear how Musk’s Twitter, which over the years has built a reputation as a “revolutionary” with the ability to radically change everything he touches, like Tesla, Space X, The Boring Company and Neuralink, will affect the sector. .
Source: agencies.
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