Former United States President Donald Trump has revealed that he will be launching his own social media app, TRUTH Social. According to him, the app would “stand up to Big Tech” companies such as Twitter and Facebook which have banned him from their platforms.
“I’m excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on Truth Social and to fight back against big tech,” Trump said in a statement. The newly announced social media platform is aiming towards free speech.
The platform is pitched as a free and open communication service which will encourage “honest global conversation”, however its terms of service agreement denies people from making fun of the site.
Users need to “disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the site”. In a press release on Wednesday, Trump announced that the platform will be open to “invited users” for a beta launch in November. The new platform will aim to go public for broader audiences in the beginning of next year.
The website for the Truth Social website prompts users to sign up for a wait list or to pre-order the app via the Apple App Store. The screenshots of the app interface showed a resemblance to Twitter.
“I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced,” Trump said in the statement.
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