Gettr

English Etymology en get together, coined by company founder Jason Miller in 2021.en July 2, 2021 Hagey, Keach; Spegele, Brian Ex-Trump Adviser Jason Miller Says New Social App Gettr Is Backed by Foundation Tied to Guo Wengui Wall Street Journal Called Gettr—a portmanteau of “getting together”—the Twitter-like platform appeared in app stores last month and will formally launch on July 4, Mr. Miller said. Proper noun en Internet social media politics neologism An alt-tech social media platform and microblogging site targeting American conservatives. from 2021 en 2021 Aaron Reich Trump-affiliated Twitter rival ‘GETTR’ hacked on launch day The Jerusalem Post July 5 online A writer for Salon posted screenshots on Twitter of several GETTR profiles, including those of former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Miller himself, that were altered to read “JubaBaghdad was here, follow me in twitter :), ^^ free palestine ^^.” en 2022 Echo Hui; Ariel Bogle Inside the secret chat rooms censoring critics on a pro-Trump ‘free speech’ social media app ABC Premium News Sydney May 15 wire feed Twitter look-alike app Gettr bills itself as a platform which is “defending free speech” & has become a safe space for divisive personalities & those spreading conspiracies about COVID-19 & President Joe Biden’s family. en February 1, 2023 Key facts about Gettr Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/02/01/key-facts-about-gettr/ Gettr has proven to be popular in Brazil, and the platform may have played a role in the lead-up to a recent attack on Brazil’s Congress by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has an account on the platform. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401123024/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/02/01/key-facts-about-gettr/ 1 April 2023 en 2023 Joseph Menn Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr, ex-employees say The Washington Post A3 An exiled Chinese tycoon indicted in New York earlier this month in a billion-dollar fraud case controls the conservative social media platform Gettr and used it to promote cryptocurrencies and propaganda, former employees have told The Washington Post. March 26 Usage notes This is an alt-right social media site that was created in response to several social media sites banning Donald Trump from their platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. References