Facebook — and many other social networks — banned Trump indefinitely for inciting the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump’s Facebook account is now a time capsule of the final, chaotic days before his presidency ended.
@_B_Contreras_ reports: latimes.com/business/techn…
Trump’s Facebook account is now a time capsule of the final, chaotic days before his presidency ended.
@_B_Contreras_ reports: latimes.com/business/techn…
"Like a whale carcass that sinks to the ocean floor, entire ecosystems popping up in the shadow of its slowly decomposing husk, the comments field below that last post is now a vibrant feeding ground where Trump’s fans and critics still converge." latimes.com/business/techn…
The last post on Trump’s Facebook has more than 700,000 comments — most of his preceding posts received between 20,000 and 200,000 — and new replies come in every few minutes.
“We need to know you hear us,” one supporter wrote last week. latimes.com/business/techn…
“We need to know you hear us,” one supporter wrote last week. latimes.com/business/techn…
“It’s been fascinating to, every day or every other day when I have some time, go and look at the people who write him,” said Anthony Anderson, an Angeleno who works in education.
He’s “trying to get an understanding of how a Trump person thinks.” latimes.com/business/techn…
He’s “trying to get an understanding of how a Trump person thinks.” latimes.com/business/techn…
While other Trump critics spend their time trying to debate Trump supporters on the page, Anderson replies to Trump enthusiasts with a link to an article: “Leaving and Recovering from Cults.”
“That’s my subtle resistance. That’s all I do.” latimes.com/business/techn…
“That’s my subtle resistance. That’s all I do.” latimes.com/business/techn…
On the other side are vocal conservatives who use their comments to thank Trump for his service, share conspiracies about Joe Biden’s presidential win or rally excitement for a 2024 Trump comeback.
For some, posting there fulfills an emotional need. latimes.com/business/techn…
For some, posting there fulfills an emotional need. latimes.com/business/techn…
Communications expert Natalie Pennington has studied how people engage with the Facebook accounts of their dead friends and family members.
She noted parallels between that grief and what Trump’s most persistent Facebook fans express. latimes.com/business/techn…
She noted parallels between that grief and what Trump’s most persistent Facebook fans express. latimes.com/business/techn…
Trump may still eventually return to the page: After enacting the initial ban, Facebook gave its independent Oversight Board the task of deciding whether he’ll ever be allowed back. latimes.com/business/techn…
That decision hasn’t been made yet, and until it is, Trump’s page is effectively open to everyone in the world except Trump himself (along with Trump ally Roger Stone and others who have received permanent bans).
From @_B_Contreras_: latimes.com/business/techn…
From @_B_Contreras_: latimes.com/business/techn…
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