{"id":471759,"date":"2021-05-04T17:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=471759"},"modified":"2021-05-04T17:50:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:50:57","slug":"in-the-long-run-trumps-new-communications-platform-will-only-damage-the-fight-for-online-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-the-long-run-trumps-new-communications-platform-will-only-damage-the-fight-for-online-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Long Run, Trump\u2019s New \u2018Communications Platform\u2019 Will Only Damage The Fight For Online Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-the-long-run-trumps-new-communications-platform-will-only-damage-the-fight-for-online-free-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=471759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-617286760-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump launched his much-awaited communications platform, allowing him to share messages with his followers free from censorship \u2014 for the time being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFormer President Trump on Tuesday launched a communications platform, which will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his followers, after months of being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook,\u201d wrote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-launches-new-communications-platform-months-after-twitter-facebook-ban\"><span>Fox News<\/span><\/a><span> in an exclusive report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The platform, \u201c<\/span><span>From the Desk of Donald J. Trump<\/span><span>,\u201d appears on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/desk\"><span>www.DonaldJTrump.com\/desk<\/span><\/a><span>, and will allow Trump to post comments, images, and videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s currently unclear whether this platform is part of other plans to create a social media platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While fans are no doubt delighted, it\u2019s important to bring people down to earth and remind them that this is nothing other than a blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not only that, it\u2019s a basic blog, since \u201cthe new platform does not have a feature to allow users to \u2018reply\u2019 or engage with Trump\u2019s posts,\u201d according to Fox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is just a one-way communication,\u201d one source familiar with the space told Fox News. \u201cThis system allows Trump to communicate with his followers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Setting the rudimentary nature of Trump\u2019s new \u201cplatform\u201d aside, however, it\u2019s also important to note that Trump\u2019s \u201cbuild your own\u201d response to social media censorship is actually counterproductive when it comes to our broader fight against social media censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes, in the short-term, Trump having the ability to communicate with his followers is undeniably positive, and is indeed a way of escaping the Left\u2019s \u201ciron curtain\u201d of speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, in the long-term it accepts the Left\u2019s premise that conservative voices do not belong in the online public square. By accepting this premise, and shifting to conservative alternatives rather than fighting for our right to participate, we risk effectively endorsing an internet-based form of ideological segregation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And in this form of ideological segregation, once the systems are in place, it\u2019ll be very hard to reintegrate again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/why-conservatives-shouldnt-voluntarily-leave-twitter-facebook-or-youtube\">explained<\/a> in January, \u201c<\/span><span>This battle \u2014 not just over censorship but also the \u2018right\u2019 of conservatives to exist in the online society we now inhabit \u2014 is far from over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cInstead of accepting Big Tech\u2019s comparatively low-level infringements on their \u2018private platforms\u2019 and building our own alternative \u2018conservative\u2019 platforms \u2014 thereby subtly accepting their premise \u2014 we must instead dig our heels in and fight for a voice in the room where things are happening. Separating ourselves voluntarily from the mainstream not only makes it easier for Big Tech to silence us more efficiently, but also makes it harder for us to achieve what should be our movement\u2019s central goal \u2014 to promote American conservatism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today, it\u2019s great that we can hear from Donald Trump again. However, let\u2019s also think about tomorrow, and decide between embracing the Left\u2019s position on speech, or pushing back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I vote that we push back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump launched his much-awaited communications platform, allowing him to share messages with his followers free from censorship \u2014 for the time being.\u201cFormer President Trump on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277325,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-617286760-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"In The Long Run, Trump\u2019s New \u2018Communications Platform\u2019 Will Only Damage The Fight For Online Free Speech","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-617286760-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"In The Long Run, Trump\u2019s New \u2018Communications Platform\u2019 Will Only Damage The Fight For Online Free Speech","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}