In a submit on his rival social media service, Fact Social, Trump insisted that he was glad Twitter “will not be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that actually hate our nation.” And he took the chance to plug Fact Social. With out citing any statistics, Trump claimed the platform was posting “larger numbers” than rival social media firms.
The opportunity of Trump’s return to Twitter — he was banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol — has been the topic of a lot hypothesis since Musk introduced his intentions to purchase the corporate and take a much less heavy-handed method with customers who submit objectionable and provocative content material. He has stated he desires to make the platform extra of a spot the place a variety of concepts will be debated overtly. And he has stated the choice to completely ban Trump was unsuitable.
Whether or not Trump would comply with return to Twitter will not be clear given his monetary stake in Fact Social. Twitter is a rival, to make certain, but in addition one which has a far better attain than his fledgling new platform. Based on the analysis agency Similarweb, Fact Social’s month-to-month site visitors just lately has hovered round 10 million customers. Trump’s account has roughly 4.4 million followers.
That could be a far cry from the almost 90 million followers he had on Twitter.