An Early Look at the Gettr Social Network

Abstract

This paper presents the first data-driven analysis of Gettr, a new social network platform launched by former US President Donald Trump's team. Among other things, we find that users on the platform heavily discuss politics, with a focus on the Trump campaign in the US and Bolsonaro's in Brazil. Activity on the platform has steadily been decreasing since its launch, although a core of verified users and early adopters kept posting and become central to it. Finally, although toxicity has been increasing over time, the average level of toxicity is still lower than the one recently observed on other fringe social networks like Gab and 4chan. Overall, we provide a first quantitative look at this new community, observing a lack of organic engagement and activity.

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“…Another glaring example, as a result of the mainstream social media self-regulation strategy, is the launch of Gettr in 2021. Gettr is an alternative social network platform launched by former US President Donald Trump's team, which hosts pro-Trump content mixed with conspiracy theories and anti-left stances [71]; however, without significant organic engagement and activity and with a lower level of toxicity, compared to other fringe social networks [72].…”