# If Trump gets kicked totally off Twitter one day, what platform will he jump to? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924 "2020-08-24T21:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/1 "2020-08-24T21:54:38Z")
Suppose Donald got permanently banned from Twitter for some reason, what media platform or Twitter alternative would he start using to fill that void in his life? Bonus: Where would he go if all US corporations banned him? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/2 "2020-08-24T23:40:16Z")
There’s a place called Parler. [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=parler&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=parler&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) [https://parler.com/auth/access](https://parler.com/auth/access) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/3 "2020-08-25T00:05:17Z")
Not sure if this is the forum for a “Welcome to Hell, Blofeld” gif. or if that’s for The Pit only. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/4 "2020-08-25T07:50:07Z")
I’m sure the GRU has something in development for him. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/5 "2020-08-25T08:02:36Z")
Wouldn’t he fit right at 4chan or 8chan? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/6 "2020-08-25T08:09:33Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > I’m sure the GRU has something in development for him. I hear [VK](http://vk.com) is popular in one particular country straddling Europe and Asia. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/7 "2020-08-25T15:06:06Z")
TikTok would be happy to have him. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/8 "2020-08-25T15:50:06Z")
Pillowfort ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/9 "2020-08-25T16:00:40Z")
I highly doubt Trump would get booted off Twitter at least not while he’s POTUS. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/10 "2020-08-25T16:36:50Z")
From Parler’s blurb in the OP… > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Free expression without violence and no censorship. One of those two things doesn’t go with the other. At least not on the anonymous internet they don’t. I wonder which of the two is their lie? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/11 "2020-08-25T16:38:36Z")
Ashley Madison? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/12 "2020-08-26T05:16:46Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > From Parler’s blurb in the OP… > > > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > > > Free expression without violence and no censorship. > > One of those two things doesn’t go with the other. At least not on the anonymous internet they don’t. I wonder which of the two is their lie? Has anyone here read up on Parler? Their alleged “rules” forbid all the same obnoxious stuff that other social media sites forbid, but they are apparently very actively recruiting the farthest-wacko-right of the farthest-wacko-right and letting them have at it! Whole bunch of farthest-right-wingnut politicians have accounts there, as well as the right-most wingnuts who have been banned from Twitter, Facebook, etc. And oh, did you happen to read the Terms of Service that you agreed to when you signed up? Where is says you have to pay their legal costs if they get sued for anything you post? Some cites: HuffPost: > **[On Parler, The Right-Wing Social Media Site, Free Speech Isn’t Free](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parler-free-speech-alternative-twitter-user-agreement_n_5ef660fdc5b6acab28419a5d)** > > The self-proclaimed "unbiased" alternative to Twitter requires users to agree to pay Parler's legal bills if it gets sued over their posts. > [@](#): > > Parler, a social media site marketing itself as an “unbiased” alternative to Twitter, promises users “the right to express your thoughts, opinions and ideals online.” But there’s a catch: If Parler gets sued over something you post online, the company could make you pay its legal fees. > > In recent days, several prominent conservatives have proclaimed that they will join Parler, which has been actively recruiting right-wingers who are disgruntled with the supposed anti-conservative bias on Twitter — a baseless right-wing grievance that has been accelerated by Twitter’s new, albeit occasional, practice of noting that some of President Donald Trump’s tweets are “misleading” or threaten or glorify violence. > > The Trump campaign is reportedly considering building up a presence on Parler’s platform, and Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, already has an account. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced on Thursday that she had created a Parler account, joining such Republican politicians and Trump allies as Reps. Devin Nunes, Thomas Massie, Jim Jordan, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz, Sen. Ted Cruz, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. More at Engadget: > **[For a 'free speech social network,' Parler isn't that free](https://www.engadget.com/parler-free-speech-social-network-rules-180050222.html)** > > The app has spiked in popularity in recent weeks. > [@](#): > > The app was launched in 2018, but has spiked in popularity after Ted Cruz and others tweeted they were joining the app. California Rep.Devin Nunes also declared his support for Parler soon after a court ruled the congressman couldn’t sue Twitter over a parody cow account that mocked him. > > > [@Ted Cruz on Twitter as quoted in Engadget article](#): > > > > I’m proud to join @parler\_app – a platform gets what free speech is all about – and I’m excited to be a part of it. Let’s speak. Let’s speak freely. And let’s end the Silicon Valley censorship. Follow me there @tedcruz! [https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1276200378296664066/video/1](http://pic.twitter.com/pzUFvhipBZ) > > > > — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 25, 2020 > > At the same time, many of the app’s new users have reportedly found the “free speech social network” to be less welcoming than one might expect of a social network premised on free speech. Twitter users, many of whom may have joined the app to troll Parler’s conservative users — have since said they were banned. > > The Nunes antagonist behind the infamous @DevinCow Twitter account, reported being banned from Parler shortly after joining (thought they seem to be taking the ban in stride.) There are numerous other accounts of bans, though circumstances around them aren’t clear. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/13 "2020-08-26T06:03:25Z")
I have never looked at Trump’s twitter account, but now that the OP has raised the inevitability of a post-election Trump shitstorm, I will certainly be checking it out after the election. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/14 "2020-08-26T12:50:35Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Has anyone here read up on Parler? … So in other words, once again the Right has chosen to wrap themselves in the word “Freedom” while twisting it to mean almost exactly the opposite. As Gomer would say: “Surprise Surprise Surprise!” The Russians almost deserve what they will get when they finish suborning this place. It’ll be completely ungovernable, but far more internationally aggressive than 1950s Cold War USA was. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/15 "2020-08-26T13:03:58Z")
Who is to say that he would jump to a new platform, vs have a new one built around him? I would say that that would be the most likely outcome if he were banned from mainstream social media. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/16 "2020-08-26T13:12:27Z")
He could start a comeback for Myspace. > **[Myspace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, the site was the first social network to reach a global audience, and had a significant influence on technology, pop culture and music. The site played a critical role in the early growth of companies like YouTube, and created a developer platform that launched the successes of Zynga, RockYou and Photobucket, among others. ... ---
**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/17 "2020-08-27T13:53:06Z")
He’ll start his own social media platform called “Trumpland.” He’ll get some pre-launch venture capital backing from people afraid that the Democrats will start to tax carried interest like labor. He’ll use the money to hire programmers to cobble together a minimally functional service, announce it with a grand spectacle from Mar a Lago, and sign up millions of users in the first week. On the basis of its rocketing user numbers, he will get a second round of financing at a multibillion dollar valuation which, for the first time in his life, will make him an actual billionaire. He will, however, through a board-backed buyout of his shares take most of the money that was supposed to go to features, promotion, and security and instead just run away with his profits, taking a few hundred million for himself. The service’s user numbers will plateau almost instantly because every Republican that is still interested in what he has to say will have signed up in the first few weeks. Having already profited as much as he can from the service, Trump will lose interest and the service will collapse. Some private equity firm will buy it up for a few million so it can hawk scams like burial insurance and joint pain supplements to an increasingly elderly user base for whom the Jitterbug phone is sophisticated enough, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/18 "2023-10-04T02:15:20Z")
Answer: He created Truth Social and hasn’t said much on Twitter even though he came back… Just wanted to wrap an answer on my question for history. also , Aliens are real. David Grusch. look it up and strap on a brain. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/19 "2023-10-04T04:37:11Z")
> [@ready29003](#): > > also , Aliens are real. David Grusch. look it up and strap on a brain. You have 276 other threads that you started that you can bump with this alien crap–better get busy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924/20 "2023-10-04T21:12:30Z")
Moderating: > [@ready29003](#): > > strap on a brain. Don’t insult other posters. This is not the pit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924.md?page=2)