Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter account of former US President Donald Trump after 22 months of suspension. This move made by the Twitter head was closely watched and feared by many of the advertisers. It’s only consequential that they should fear Trump’s reinstatement because Trump, after all, was the main cause for the instigation of a mob attack at US Capitol.
In a turn of events, however, Trump does not want anything to do with Twitter although, he has stated that he wishes the best for the richest man on the planet. Musk’s “Free speech” absolutism is deterring his valuable advertisers from continuing their relationship with Twitter. Twitter head’s prerogative has pushed users to foretell the future of the micro-blogging site’s end. If you have not yet known what the expected foretell is? It’s the Twitter’s end.
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Did Elon Musk Reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter Account?
Donald Trump’s notorious Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after Elon Musk ran a poll in which 51.8 percent of more than 15 million Twitter users voted for the ban to be lifted. The former US President, Trump’s account was suspended in 2021 due to the mob attack he allegedly instigated at US Capitol. Twitter’s previous management acted just days after Trump’s incitement of violence on January 6, 2021.
Reinstate former President Trump
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2022
Hundreds of rioters entered the complex as the US Congress attempted to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. The ensuing violence led to the deaths of four civilians and a police officer. Soon after the riots, Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts, which all had tens of millions of followers – were also suspended. Several months later, he launched his own social media platform, Truth Social.
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Did Donald Trump Snub On Elon Musk?
Even after Elon Musk has reinstated his account, it seems, Donald Trump does not want to be any part of it. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted. Trump’s Twitter account, which had over 88 million followers before he was banned on Jan. 8, 2021, began accumulating followers and had nearly 100,000 followers by 10pm ET Saturday. Some users initially reported being unable to follow the reinstated account on Saturday evening.
However, Trump is not keen for his Twitter return. “I don’t see any reason for it,” the former president said via video when asked whether he planned to return to Twitter by a panel at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, the app developed by his Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) startup, which he said had better user engagement than Twitter and was doing “phenomenally well”.
Trump who launched a bid to regain the White House in 2024, praised Musk and said he had always liked him. However, Trump also said Twitter suffered from bots, fake accounts and the problems it faced were “incredible”. (Ouch! Is it paining much Musk?) The billionaire has sought out to reassure users and advertisers that such all the decisions would be made with consideration by a content moderation council composed of people with “widely diverse viewpoints”. He also noted that any account reinstatement that would have to happen it would only be after the council convened.
