Donald Trump has launched a new communications platform following his permanent ban from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The former President of the United States was banned from a number of prominent social media channels following accusations that he incited the Capitol riots and then publically condoned the mob of pro-Trump supporters responsible for the violent insurrection.

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Trump launched a new blog-style website called 'From The Desk of Donald J. Trump' on Tuesday, May 4, in an attempt to get around his social media bans.

His posts, which include every statement the ex-POTUS has made since leaving the White House on January 30, can also be shared on Twitter and Facebook, in a bid to give his followers the opportunity to spread his political rhetoric themselves.

However, there is currently no way for users on the site to comment or react to Trump's posts.

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Offering up a comment on the new site, Trump's spokesman Jason Miller tweeted:

"President Trump's website is a great resource to find his latest statements and highlights from his first term in office, but this is not a new social media platform.

"We'll have additional information coming on that front in the very near future."

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This comes the same week that Facebook's Oversight Board made the decision to uphold Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram, although this will be subject to a review in six months' time.

Per BBC News, the board also determined that Facebook violated its own rules by imposing an indefinite suspension on Trump, something not described in the social media giant's content policies.

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On Twitter, a spokesperson for the board wrote:

"We call on Facebook to ensure that if a head of state or high government official repeatedly posts messages that pose a risk of harm under international human rights norms, the company should either suspend the account for a set period or delete it."

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg previously announced that Trump had been banned "indefinitely" from Facebook in a statement issued on January 7, 2020.

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In a post on Facebook, Zuckerberg wrote that he believed Trump intended on using his remaining time in office to "undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power" to Joe Biden.

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He continued by stating that, although Facebook's free speech policies had given the Republican leader freedom on the platform up till then, there was concern that Trump would use social media to incite further violence in the wake of the riots.

The Facebook CEO concluded: "We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great."

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Donald Trump launches new public platform as he's permanently banned from Facebook