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- Former US President Donald Trump's blog page shuts down permanently only a month after its launch.
- The blog page mainly consisted of posts by Trump that could be shared on Twitter and Facebook, as he is permanently blocked from those platforms.
Former US President Donald Trump鈥檚 blog page, launched last month in the wake of major social media platforms banning him, has been removed from his website.
Trump aide Jason Miller on Wednesday said that the page, which had been called 鈥淔rom the Desk of Donald J. Trump,鈥� would not be returning.
鈥淚t was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on,鈥� Miller said in an email to Reuters.
Plans for the Republican former president to launch a social media platform have been teased for months by Trump's team but with little detail.
鈥淚'm hoping to have more information on the broader efforts soon, but I do not have a precise awareness of timing,鈥� Miller said.
The blog page, which was billed as a place to 鈥渟peak freely and safely,鈥� served as a one-way means of communication that contained posts from Trump that could be liked and shared to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook from which Trump remains blocked.
A slew of social media platforms barred him following the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), which Trump had used frequently, has said its ban is permanent, even if he runs for office again. Before being banned, the businessman-turned-politician had more than 88 million followers.
Facebook Inc鈥檚 (FB.O) independent oversight board determined that the company was correct to suspend Trump but criticized it for the ban鈥檚 indefinite nature. In May, the oversight board gave Facebook six months to determine a proportionate response to the case.
Alphabet Inc鈥檚 (GOOGL.O) YouTube has said it will restore Trump鈥檚 channel when it decides that the risk of violence has decreased.