![]() As we have seen throughout the pandemic, many Asian people encountered racially motivated harassment because of Trump referring to COVID-19 as the “China virus.” There is a history of chaos being invoked by the controversial - and frequently misinformed - information spread by such personas on social media. Despite Nunes’ statement, Musk has denied the claim that Donald Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter.Īlthough Trump has stated that he will not return to Twitter and will remain exclusively on Truth Social, a social media platform of which Trump is the founder, I personally believe that Musk’s central goal will result in the resurgence of Donald Trump’s social media presence, as well as that of other volatile personas. ![]() ![]() Last month, Elon Musk bought the social media network, Twitter, for $44 billion - a highly contentious transaction considering Elon Musk’s goal to transform Twitter by making it “politically neutral.” However, given Musk’s plans to allow for more free speech, the social media platform will undoubtedly be anything but politically neutral after the transaction.ĭevin Nunes - CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group - stated in an appearance on Fox Business Network that Donald Trump “encouraged Elon Musk to buy, because someone has to take on these tech tyrants.” Evidently, Nunes is suggesting a common belief among conservatives that social media platforms censor them. ![]()
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