Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in the US to force Twitter to restore his account.
Both Twitter and Facebook blocked his profile on their respective platforms in the wake of the US Capitol attack on January 6. Trump, at the time, was accused by many of inciting the deadly insurrection.
Twitter banned Trump indefinitely, while Facebook said the ex-POTUS would remain suspended until at least January 2023.
It now seems as though Trump is desperate to have his Twitter account back, CNBC reports.
Per The Guardian, Trump argues that Twitter was "coerced" by members of the US Congress to suspend the account, which had tens of millions of followers.
What's more, his lawyer said Twitter "exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is immeasurable, historically unprecedented, and profoundly dangerous to open democratic debate."
The filing added that Twitter allowed the Taliban to tweet frequently about its military victories in Afghanistan, but censored the president during his term in office by labeling his posts as "misleading information", as well as saying he broke Twitter's rules against "glorifying violence".
In July, Trump launched legal action lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, along with their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative points of view.
Trump is reportedly seeking a restoration of his accounts on the platforms as well as punitive damages on the companies responsible for suspending his accounts.
At the time of Trump's suspension from Twitter, a spokesperson wrote in a statement:
"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
"In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action.
"Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open."