Will use the original platform to return to social media Trump to redefine the game?

　　Trump frequently posted messages on social media during his presidency, including announcing changes in government personnel or major decisions and criticizing opponents.

Since opening his account in 2009, he has posted more than 57,000 Twitter accounts and has more than 88 million followers.

　　Is expected to attract tens of millions of users

　　Trump's senior adviser and spokesman Jason Miller said the platform "will be huge" and is expected to attract tens of millions of users.

"It will completely redefine the game. Everyone will wait and see what Trump is doing."

　　On January 6 this year, a large number of Trump supporters forcibly broke into the Capitol and interrupted the process of certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The incident killed 5 people and injured many others.

After that, Twitter permanently blocked Trump's account for "there is a risk of further inciting violence", and Facebook and others also decided to freeze his account.

　　Since being "expelled" by mainstream platforms, Trump has remained relatively low-key in the two months since he left the White House, and he has not spoken out on any social media. However, his team has been "interacting with existing social media platforms and some A brand new platform" for dialogue.

　　In an interview with Sky News Australia on February 21, Miller revealed that Trump is "very likely" to establish his own social media platform. They have held many meetings for this purpose and are pondering the name of the brand.

　　Trump has a huge influence on social media. Before his Twitter account was blocked, he had more than 70 million followers.

On Facebook, another mainstream social media, as of the end of January 2021, his official webpage also had 33.1 million likes.

　　This month, the current CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, said in an interview with the Atlantic Council that YouTube may consider lifting the blockade of Trump’s personal account.

It is understood that in the days when Trump was banned, not only did the number of followers of his YouTube channel account not decrease, but it also increased by 1 million compared to before.

　　Trump "still pushing the news"

　　In an interview with Sky News Australia, Miller also said that people might be interested in what Trump said.

He believes that Trump "is still pushing the news", and although his social media account has disappeared, "everyone wants to know what he is doing."

If Trump launches a new social media platform, he may attract a large number of users.

　　The American media believes that Trump’s distrust of the existing social media may be the reason that prompted him to choose to start his own social media.

　　Before being banned, although Trump was known for his love of tweets and was called the "top Twitter fan", he had publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the platform many times, and even criticized many technologies such as Facebook and Google. the company.

　　In May of last year, Trump’s campaign manager Brad Pascal also accused the aforementioned platforms of “obvious political bias”.

In the same month, after the fierce “fighting” with Twitter because his own tweets were labeled as “without conclusive evidence”, the angry Trump also signed an executive order requesting a re-examination of Articles of the Communications Standards Act. 230, even once claimed to "shut down these social media companies."

Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Correspondent Xu Song Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency