Truth Social

Truth Social is a social media platform and app for iOS and Android, developed by (TMTG, d.b.a. T Media Tech LLC).

Background
In January 2021, U.S. president Donald Trump was banned from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after being associated with the. In October 2021, former president Trump responded by announcing that he would launch his own social media platform. Trump hired former congressman to be the CEO.

Development
Version 0.0.1 of the software was ed internally for beta testing on October 17, 2021. Within days, hackers gained access to the site, creating impersonation accounts for Trump and that were then taken down. Truth Social initially claimed that its software was proprietary, and was soon threatened with a lawsuit by, which discovered that its open source software was actually being used in violation of its v3 license. On November 12, 2021, Truth Social posted its source code to comply with the terms of the license and avoid the lawsuit. It is hosted by, an internet service provider that has been featured in conservative media.

Release
On February 21, 2022, Truth Social debuted on iOS through Apple's App Store. The platform advertised itself as a "Big Tent" for open and free conversation, briefly reaching the top of Apple's most downloaded apps. However, it was beset by technical problems and accusations of censorship, leading to a loss of interest and criticism that it was not yet available on other platforms besides iOS. Truth Social's availability on Apple devices was criticized for being on "the most communist deep state platform". Due to Truth Social's capacity limitations, users reported being stuck on waitlists and being unable to use the site after its launch. On August 19, 2022, Google notified Truth Social that the Android version of the app would not become available through the store until shortcomings in moderating its user-generated content were addressed. Truth Social was finally released on the Google Play store on October 13, 2022.

Reception
By March 12, 2022, Truth Social had dropped to 173rd place among downloaded apps. The average user visit in March was about 90 seconds. By April 2022, Truth Social's technology, legal, and product development chiefs Josh Adams, Lori Heyer-Bednar, and Billy Boozer reportedly left the company. In a review conducted by , Truth Social was described as "a conservative ghost town that had been overrun by s". Though by summer 2022, Truth Social attracted dozens of accounts associated with supporters that had been banned from other social media platforms.

When Twitter, under new ownership by, reinstated Trump's account and invited him to return, Trump responded by stating that he had no interest in returning to Twitter and would stay at Truth Social.

Future
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) had been planning for a merger with Digital World Acquisition, a formed to merge with an existing company, which can raise funds for shareholders by taking a private company public without the typical  process. However, the acquisition was postponed while Truth Social's business dealings underwent investigation by the. The company's filing for the name "Truth Social" was also denied by the. According to, the social media platform's finances were in question as RightForge threatened legal action, claiming that Truth Social had failed to make payments on a $1.6 million contract for its internet services. In August 2022, Digital World Acquisition's stock fell by over 70% after reporting losses of over $6 million in the first half of the year. However, interest in Truth Social had increased that month due to the (Trump's estate in Florida), causing it to jump from 60th to 37th place among most popular social microblogging apps.

System requirements

 * iOS 13.0 or later