Elon Musk stated on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump's social media utility, Fact Social, was created on account of Twitter's censorship.

"Fact Social (horrible title) exists as a result of Twitter censored free speech," Musk tweeted, shortly after sharing a photograph that confirmed Fact Social above Twitter on Apple's prime free apps. Musk adopted up his tweet joking that Fact Social needs to be referred to as "Trumpet as an alternative!"

The tweet by Musk comes just some days after he efficiently bought Twitter for $44 billion. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital city sq. the place issues very important to the way forward for humanity are debated," Musk stated in an announcement following the acquisition of the social media big.

Following Musk's buy of Twitter, many have questioned if the Tesla and SpaceX CEO will make concrete modifications to the social media platform, reminiscent of reinstating Trump's Twitter account. Within the days after the January 6 riot on the Capitol, Twitter introduced that it was completely suspending Trump's account "because of the threat of additional incitement of violence."

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Elon Musk stated on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump's social media app, Fact Social, was created following censorship by Twitter. Above, Musk is seen on the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening celebration on April 7 in Austin, Texas.SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty

"Within the context of horrific occasions this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that further violations of the Twitter Guidelines would doubtlessly end result on this very plan of action," Twitter stated in a weblog submit on January 8, 2021. "Nevertheless, we made it clear going again years that these accounts aren't above our guidelines totally and can't use Twitter to incite violence, amongst different issues. We'll proceed to be clear round our insurance policies and their enforcement."

Within the wake of his everlasting suspension from Twitter, Trump launched his personal social media platform, titled Fact Social. In keeping with the Fact Social web site, the platform manufacturers itself as "America's 'Massive Tent,'" which "encourages an open, free, and trustworthy world dialog with out discriminating in opposition to political ideology."

Following his buy of Twitter, Musk expressed opposition to censorship on the platform, saying, "I'm in opposition to censorship that goes far past the legislation."

On Tuesday, Musk additionally responded to a tweet about Twitter's censorship of a New York Submit story discussing Hunter Biden's laptop computer and allegations that the president's son had enterprise dealings with a Ukrainian vitality firm.

"Suspending the Twitter account of a serious information group for publishing a truthful story was clearly extremely inappropriate," Musk wrote.

Regardless of speculations revolving a doable reinstatement of Trump's Twitter account, the previous president not too long ago stated that he plans to remain on Fact Social, no matter Musk's possession.

"I am not happening Twitter, I'm going to remain on Fact," the previous president stated throughout an interview with Fox Information this week. "I hope Elon buys Twitter as a result of he'll make enhancements to it and he is an efficient man, however I'm going to be staying on Fact."

Newsweek reached out to Twitter, Musk and Trump for remark.