{"id":46505,"date":"2022-07-30T20:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46505"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:29:58","slug":"why-is-trump-still-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-trump-still-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Why is Trump Still on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea0c022bbc1\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea0c022bbc1\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea0c022bbc1\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-trump-still-on-twitter\/#Why_is_Trump_Still_on_Twitter\" title=\"Why is Trump Still on Twitter?\">Why is Trump Still on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-trump-still-on-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_bid_to_acquire_Twitter_could_reverse_the_ban\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to acquire Twitter could reverse the ban\">Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to acquire Twitter could reverse the ban<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-trump-still-on-twitter\/#Trumps_supporters_dont_want_to_discover_his_past_positions_on_the_platform\" title=\"Trump&#8217;s supporters don&#8217;t want to discover his past positions on the platform\">Trump&#8217;s supporters don&#8217;t want to discover his past positions on the platform<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Trump_Still_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Why is Trump Still on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/evXK9zg.jpg\" style=\"max-width:41% width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:237px;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"why is trump still on twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>Many of the people who support Trump do not want his supporters to learn about his past positions on Twitter. The new CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, has shown little sign of change. On the other hand, the platform also recently banned a Republican congresswoman, Marjorie Taylor Greene. It is one thing to ban a president on his way out, but it&#8217;s quite another to ban a potential presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_bid_to_acquire_Twitter_could_reverse_the_ban\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to acquire Twitter could reverse the ban<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said that he would reverse Twitter&#8217;s ban of former President Donald Trump, who tweeted about his bid for a controlling interest in the company. While Musk has been a critic of Twitter&#8217;s aggressive content moderation policies, the former Tesla CEO&#8217;s acquisition of the company could help restore free speech on the social media site. Musk has already blocked critics from his personal Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Twitter ban is not the first time the company has banned individuals for violating its rules. President Donald Trump&#8217;s account was banned last year and was not restored until after riots at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Twitter&#8217;s policies prohibit users from spreading misinformation and glorification of violence, and impose permanent bans on accounts that run bots and spread spam. Musk&#8217;s bid to acquire Twitter, which is valued at $44 billion, could reverse the ban. But this doesn&#8217;t mean that Twitter will do so.<\/p>\n<p>After Elon Musk&#8217;s takeover announcement, Twitter users expressed mixed reactions to Musk&#8217;s acquisition. The reactions reflect the divided political and cultural views of Twitter&#8217;s users. The bid has spawned multiple trending topics and hashtags like #twittersold and #RIPTwitter. Meanwhile, many Twitter employees have questioned the future of the company under Elon Musk. However, it&#8217;s still unclear if Musk will reverse the ban on the president.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trumps_supporters_dont_want_to_discover_his_past_positions_on_the_platform\"><\/span>Trump&#8217;s supporters don&#8217;t want to discover his past positions on the platform<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s supporters don&#8217;t want to uncover his past positions on Twitter. The ambiguity of the president&#8217;s tweets plays right into one of his key affects, the feeling of persecution by political correctness and progressive social values. Nixon once coined the phrase &#8220;great Silent Majority,&#8221; referring to the right-wing supporters of the Vietnam War. 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