Trump deletes tweets after being banned from Twitter [Updated] - Imagine companies that are so powerful that they can force the most powerful man in the world to self censor. Big Tech is flexing their power in this election to force other politicians to fall in line.

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[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (7 children)

a president should never "tweet" anyway. fuckin gay.

[–]ReeferMadness 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

The president should communicate in the most convenient way possible, and this is currently it. It doesn't seem presidential to you because all the other presidents never speak except to bullshit you, so everything has to be planned and polished.

[–]madcow-5 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, he breathed life into this company when it was ready to go under.

You’re the president.. you should have your own platform that no third party has control over.

[–]MagicMike 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Beat me to it. 😊

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But if you're just a reality TV muppet, what does it matter.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. If they are tweeting, are they even worthy of anyones time? No.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Roosevelt had the Fireside Chat when radio was young. However the President has to get your message out to the people is ok. Technology moves forward and so do the tools. Obama had a phenomenal publicity machine that used new platforms. Either you grow with technology or you get left behind.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

nah get off twitter it's gay

[–]scrubking 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Trump is a moron who should have moved to gab in his first year and these tech companies would probably be bankrupt by now.

[–]Nightjar 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't understand how this isn't common knowledge. The second the user base of big tech platforms dropped by 20-30% after all conservatives left, their stock prices would have plummeting by 50%+, and shareholders would have demanded free speech.

[–]asterias 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Why didn't he make an account on Gab or elsewhere before this?

[–]madcow-5 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Or just set up some kind of blog/update section of whitehouse.org or something.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

We need to break up big tech by every means necessary.

[–]awdrifter[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Trump should've done it day 1 of his presidency, now it's too late. Even Republicans won't dare to stand up to Big Tech after this power flex.

[–]insta 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yup. That window is probably closed forever. 2016 was an oversight for them and they'll make damn sure it never happens again.

[–]cure_osa_disorder 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Now we're gonna need a war to do it.

[–]Nightjar 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Trump is a cuck addicted to social media dopamine. His power move was to delete the app and move to Gab and Parler. He's too weak for that.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Reporter kate cox: "The Most powerful man in the world" Really kate, you should pull your head out of dumpster and have a look around once and a while.

Kate's Bio: Kate entered journalism in 2011 as a freelance writer and blogger covering video games and game culture. She joined Consumerist in late 2013, where she covered tech policy, privacy, healthcare, and other consumer issues. https://arstechnica.com/author/katecox/ A picture is worth a thousand words.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

For real. An actor has no power.

[–]copenseethe 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

There needs to be a mass migration of users to Parler (and Saidit).

[–]MagicMike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

He needs his own version of Twitter.