Truth Social

Truth Social is a social media app for iOS, 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 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
The software was first built 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. As of March 2022, the iOS app is at version 0.0.1 with a build date of January 18, 2022, which has not yet been updated since its public launch. It is hosted by RightForge, 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 outside of 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. By March 12, the app had dropped to 173rd place. The average user visit in March was about 90 seconds.

System requirements

 * iOS 13.0 or later