Kushner stopped Trump from signing up for Parler, telling other White House officials that the president’s social media presence should not migrate to the fringe sites. — AFP
US President Donald Trump considered signing onto the Twitter alternative Parler, using the pseudonym “Person X”, before the conservative social media platform was shut down, according to its chief executive officer.
Amazon.com Inc’s web services division cut Parler off Sunday, claiming the social network failed to crack down on posts promoting violence. Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and YouTube all suspended Trump’s accounts following last week’s riot at the US Capitol.
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