Trump to Launch New ‘Free Speech’ Social Media Platform: 'No More BS'
President Trump's senior advisors reveals moves to take on Big Tech
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President Donald Trump is currently laying the groundwork to launch a new social media platform that will allow free speech for everybody, according to reports.
Jason Miller, one of Trump's most senior advisors, revealed on Saturday that the 45th president is working behind the scenes on creating an alternative to Facebook and Twitter that will not unconstitutionally censor or filter anybody’s speech.
“I would expect that we will see the president reemerge on social media,” Miller told Sirius XM.
“Whether that’s joining an existing platform or creating his new platform, there are a number of different options and a number of different meetings that they’ve been having on that front.
"Nothing is imminent on that.”
Asked about what a Trump social network would look like, Miller was circumspect, but he did suggest it may be called something like “Trumper” or something similar.
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However, Miller revealed that the former president is considering both joining existing new platforms or launching his own competitor to the tech giants in Silicon Valley, according to Breitbart.
“All options are on the table,” Miller said.
“A number of things are being discussed. Stay tuned there because you know he’s going to be back on social media.
"We’re just kind of figuring out which avenue makes the most sense.”
As of mid-January before Democrat Joe Biden’s inauguration, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg told NBC News that the social network has “no plans” to lift Trump’s indefinite ban anytime soon.
Twitter, meanwhile, has made its ban of the former president’s account permanent.
“I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump from Twitter," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wrote in a thread explaining his company’s move, adding, "I believe this was the right decision for Twitter."
Potential existing alternatives that Trump could join include Parler, who the then-president’s campaign officials reportedly met with last summer to discuss Trump joining the platform.
Or Gab, another platform that has successfully battled blacklisting by Silicon Valley and financial institutions.
He could also consider the conservative-friendly free speech app Telegram to get messages directly to his supporters.
If Trump seeks to build his own platform, that would be a massive undertaking and require lots of investment and technological infrastructure.
But with his personality and supporters—75 million Americans voted for him in 2020, the most votes a sitting president has ever gotten in history—fueling it, it could end up being successful.
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Trump has long battled Big Tech and said in August last year that “100 percent” the tech companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google, are trying to control information that Americans see.
“Do you have a doubt?” Trump said when asked if they are trying to control the information flow to the public.
“The tech companies are very dishonest about that and about free speech,” Trump told Breitbart.
“It could be a big problem for them at the appropriate time.”
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