Donald Trump was permanently banned from the social media platform after he posted about the January 6 Capitol riot, following a long, rough relationship with the internet.

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The door has been opened for former President Donald Trump's permanently ban from the site to be lifted.

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The former president's account was suspended for 12 hours on January 6, 2021.

After the suspension ended on January 7, Trump called his supporters "American patriots" and said he wouldn't let them be "disrespected or treated unfairly" in any way.

His refusal to attend the inauguration was received by a number of his supporters as further confirmation that the election was not legit.

The account of Donald Trump was permanently suspended on January 8, 2021, due to the risk of further violence, after he denied the results of the 2020 election and supported Capitol rioters.

The January 6 riot was followed by a potentially dangerous message from Trump that was interpreted by his supporters as a plan to "continue to support, empower and shield those who believe he won the election."

The October 2020 post wrongly claimed Covid-19 is less lethal than the flu, as well as the July 2020 post wrongly claimed there is a cure for Co, were all hidden by the site.

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The CEO and CFO of Musk's company were fired on Thursday night. According to documents obtained by the Washington Post, he had said he would cut nearly three quarters of the workforce. The richest man in the world denied the 75% number, according to reports.

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Musk said he does not want the platform to become a "free-for-all hellscape" where anything goes "with no" Musk said he wants to create a "common digital town square" for an open dialogue between people with differing views, but admitted that there must be a limit.

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Is Musk going to lift the ban? Musk promised to lift Trump's ban if he completes his purchase of the site, calling the permanent suspension "flat-out stupid" and a "morally bad decision." Truth Social was launched by the former president after he was banned from the site. Even if Musk reactivates his account, he won't be going back, even though he likes Musk a lot.

Key Background

During his presidency, Trump used his account on social media to announce policies and orders, as well as attack critics and spread false information. The fact-checking features began as his presidency went on. It was "statistically impossible to have lost" after Trump's false narrative that the election was stolen from him. The big protest in D.C. will be wild. The House committee investigated Trump's role in inciting violence at the riot and found that his refusal to dismiss the riot caused further violence. At a committee meeting in July, Rep. Jamie Raskin said that those social media posts helped him.

Musk says that it cannot become a free-for-all hellscape before purchase.

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