It isn't so much about weakening Twitter as it would be about giving his supporters a way to communicate freely. They are trying to cut off the lines of communication.
Trump is basically the only person in the United States who can "beat" social media by driving traffic to an alternative. They don't have to be on equal footing with the big guys either, look at what pre-cuck Drudge Report was to the mainstream media. He by himself on that one site was countering the narrative of the entire mainstream media.
A Trump backed social media alternative would become the what Fox New was once to cable news. This is a battle he can win.
Seriously. If Trump gets on Parler, the site will blow up.
He needs to. He has the influence to weaken Twitter. He needs to tell his followers to get off Twitter and follow him on Parler.
It isn't so much about weakening Twitter as it would be about giving his supporters a way to communicate freely. They are trying to cut off the lines of communication.
Trump is basically the only person in the United States who can "beat" social media by driving traffic to an alternative. They don't have to be on equal footing with the big guys either, look at what pre-cuck Drudge Report was to the mainstream media. He by himself on that one site was countering the narrative of the entire mainstream media.
A Trump backed social media alternative would become the what Fox New was once to cable news. This is a battle he can win.