{"id":438355,"date":"2022-04-27T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-suggests-name-change-for-trumps-truth-social\/"},"modified":"2022-04-27T21:50:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:50:49","slug":"elon-musk-suggests-name-change-for-trumps-truth-social","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-suggests-name-change-for-trumps-truth-social\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk suggests name change for Trump&#8217;s Truth Social"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3874900a4c7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3874900a4c7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-suggests-name-change-for-trumps-truth-social\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_suggests_name_change_for_Trumps_Truth_Social%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk suggests name change for Trump&#8217;s Truth Social&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_suggests_name_change_for_Trumps_Truth_Social%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk suggests name change for Trump&#8217;s Truth Social&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New Twitter owner Elon Musk has some free advice for former President Donald Trump\u2019s fledgling \u201cTruth Social\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> \u2013 quipping Wednesday that rival <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> service should consider a name change.<\/p>\n<p>Musk weighed in on the Trump-backed app\u2019s brand just two days after he reached an agreement with Twitter\u2019s board to buy the company for $44 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech,\u201d Musk tweeted. \u201cShould be called Trumpet instead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours earlier tweeting his recommended name change, Musk noted that Truth Social was ahead of both Twitter and TikTok on the Apple App Store\u2019s most-downloaded list for free apps.<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter buyout deal ostensibly puts Musk in direct competition with Trump\u2019s platform, which has positioned itself as a social media alternative and haven for conservatives who have faced censorship on platforms controlled by Big Tech firms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should be called Trumpet instead!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519367926708588545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The deal also sparked speculation that he could decide to reinstate Trump\u2019s account once he formally takes control of the company. Trump had nearly 90 million followers before he was permanently banned from Twitter and other social media platforms after his supporters participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The former president has already declared that he has no intention of returning to Twitter even after Musk completes his takeover \u2013 telling Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> that Musk would \u201cmake improvements\u201d at the company but he preferred to \u201cstay on Truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera suggested Tuesday night that Trump\u2019s participation would have made Twitter a more attractive investment for Musk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/donald-trump-02-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"wp-image-22056539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/donald-trump-02-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/donald-trump-02-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/donald-trump-02-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump says he\u2019s staying on Truth Social.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22056542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-01-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf Donald Trump persists in insisting he will not be on Twitter, and opting to be on Truth, Elon Musk will have overpaid for Twitter,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6305214000001#sp=show-clips\">Rivera said<\/a>. \u201cBecause Twitter with Trump is a far more exotic product, it seems to me, than the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the Trump-linked SPAC pledged to take Truth Social public if it can gain regulatory approval, initially plunged on the news of Musk\u2019s foray into social media. But the stock rebounded on Wednesday, surging more than 11%.<\/p>\n<p>Stll, the stock is down more than 20% since April 4, when Musk first disclosed he had taken a 9% stake in Twitter. And Truth Social has faced technical issues since its launch in the App Store in February, with some users unable to access the app or stuck on a lengthy waitlist.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the app\u2019s most prominent user, has barely posted on it.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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