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Truth Social is the name of the social network founded by Donald Trump. What this internet platform is all about and why Trump has neither content nor users on his network so far, we explain here.
That’s behind Truth Social
Ex US President Donald Trump has founded his own social network. It’s called Truth Social and is meant to offer an alternative to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
- Donald Trump wants to launch his own social network, Truth Social, and create a Twitter-like medium for “open, free and honest conversation without discrimination of political ideologies. “
- Reason: Traditional social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook suspended Trump’s accounts after he called for storming the US Capitol.
- So far, the Truth Social internet platform is still without content and without users. Only the slogan “Follow the truth” and a waiting list for the social network can be found on the website.
- Truth Social is scheduled to go online in the first quarter of 2022. An app for iPhones has been developed. What content and functions users of the new network can expect is still completely unclear. However, according to Trump, it is supposed to be a censorship-free medium.
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However, it is already known that the new network is not only a mouthpiece but also a source of money for Trump. He founded the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) to run Truth Social and merged with the company Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC).
- Since DWAC, as a listed company, indirectly also takes TMTG public, substantial amounts of money are already flowing in Trump’s favour before the actual kickoff of the network. In addition, Trump has already been able to acquire one billion dollars through investors for his new network.
- Truth Social is scheduled to go online in the first quarter of 2022. An app for iPhones has been developed. What content and functions users of the new network can expect is still completely unclear. However, according to Trump, it is supposed to be a censorship-free medium.
