Twitter has become the first mainstream social media platform to reinstate former President Trump, who was banned from many sites after his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory. While Trump reaches a far smaller audience there — 4.5 million followers — screenshots and quotes of his Truth Social posts still spread on the platforms that have banned him as well as other alternative social media sites popular with the right.
"His rhetoric has really escalated in the time that he has been relegated to his own social media platform, and we have no reason to think he would tone it down at all or rein it in at all if he gets back onto one of these major platforms," Nicole Gill, executive director of Accountable Tech, a progressive advocacy group, said in an interview ahead of Twitter's announcement."He's fueling the 'Big Lie' from wherever he can.
Twitter's move could also have an impact beyond its own platform, especially with Trump's announcement that he is running for president again in 2024.
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