'New platforms branding themselves as a haven for conservatives who are fed up with the content moderation on mainstream sites have emerged since the riot.

In July, former Trump campaign aide Jason Miller launched Gettr, which describes itself as a “the free speech social media platform which fights cancel culture.” Gettr announced Friday that had it hit 4 million users.

Trump is planning to launch his own social media network called “TRUTH Social.” Although the scope of the platform is still vague, Trump’s media company announced a deal with Rumble, a YouTube alternative popular with some right-wing audiences, in December.

A DFRLab report released this week detailed the ways extremist groups have adapted their strategies, including through what Holt described as a “giant game of musical chairs” — with influential far-right figures shifting across an array of fringe sites and bringing their followers along.

While Parler and other alternative platforms cater to far-right audiences and boast about their lack of content moderation, mainstream platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, were also filled with posts amplifying election disinformation and groups organizing ahead of the insurrection."