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The Guardian reports:
Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media platform called TRUTH Social that will rolled be out early next year. The former president, who was banned from Facebook and Twitter earlier this year, says his goal is to rival the tech companies that have denied him the megaphone that was paramount to his rise. “I’m excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH social and to fight back against big tech,” Trump said in a statement.
Trump announced the news in a press release on Wednesday, saying the platform will be open to “invited users” for a beta launch in November, with plans to make it available to the broader public in the beginning of next year. Truth social will be a product of a new venture called the Trump Media & Technology Group which was created through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp.
Trump’s social network TRUTH Social has a rule banning “excessive use of capital letters”: https://t.co/oeKykENxV7
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
Trump is definitely not mad over losing his Twitter account. Also the Trump Media & Technology Group’s pitch desk has 3 separate slides that state his peak Twitter follower count https://t.co/q5jaf2rqCU pic.twitter.com/xwxrV8heD3
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
Anyone can create an account on Trump’s social network TRUTH Social using a publicly available link. I literally just registered “mikepence.” The site hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already this vulnerable pic.twitter.com/v9nPN8ibDS
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
Was just able to setup an account using the handle @donaldtrump on ‘Truth Social,’ former President Donald Trump’s new social media website.
Although the site is not officially open, a URL was discovered allowing users to sign up anyway. pic.twitter.com/MRMQzjNhma
— Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) October 21, 2021
Trump Jr. said on Fox News tonight that TRUTH Social is in “beta testing” for the next few weeks, with a full launch Q1 2022. I’m assuming “allow anyone to sign up as mikepence” is not a beta feature https://t.co/otjRktaYHz
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
Thank you TRUTH Social. Good to be here pic.twitter.com/tD3ClXWCss
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
A hush falls upon TRUTH Social. pic.twitter.com/HSKMTMlEMU
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) October 21, 2021
The terms and conditions of Trump’s new social site are VERY specific that you can’t harass or annoy it or its staff— but says nothing about other users. pic.twitter.com/8EmBlAFF3b
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 21, 2021
Am I crazy, or did Trump’s new “Truth Social” social media network get a dig in here and superimpose a Chinese flag backdrop on Gettr? Gettr is likely their biggest competitor and, coincidentally or not, funded by a fugitive Chinese billionaire. pic.twitter.com/ReKSxQAJcR
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 21, 2021