Trump’s Twitter Knockoff Begins Beta Testing

February 17, 2022 Social Media, Trump Lies

Details about former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media app are trickling out as about 500 beta testers have begun using an early version of “Truth Social,” two sources told Reuters. The testing of Truth Social comes a year after Trump was banned from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

TMTG remains shrouded in secrecy and is regarded with skepticism by some in tech and media circles. It remains unclear whether the app’s goal of freedom of expression can co-exist with Apple’s and Google’s app store policies.

By late Wednesday, Trump’s account on Truth Social had 317 followers, according to a screenshot viewed by Reuters. Trump had 88 million followers before Twitter banned him.

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“Re-truths” https://t.co/dKjklnNweW

— Richard Baum (@rbaum) February 17, 2022

Truth Social, Trump’s Twitter competitor, appears to be just a Twitter knockoff. https://t.co/YMvbTz8nLu

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 17, 2022

.@thereidout Blog: Like so many of Trump’s previous business endeavors, Truth Social is turning out to be a dud. https://t.co/PRQSfJQJEn

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 16, 2022

Running to Twitter to post screenshots of Truth Social because it isn’t launched yet is a fail.

Marketing-wise, they wasted Trump’s first post. pic.twitter.com/KlfJvEqHtd

— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) February 16, 2022