Analysis of ‘Truth Social’, Donald Trump’s new app: what it will be like and when it will be launched on the market

Analysis of ‘Truth Social’, Donald Trump’s new app: what it will be like and when it will be launched on the market

Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform, ‘Truth Social’, would be about to hit the market, as the Reuters agency has learned through the statements of an executive during the test version of this project; The project could finally mark the return of the tycoon to social networks, just on February 28, the day on which, as a curiosity, Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States (the third Monday of each February).

The application, which has been available this week in beta form so that different users could try it, is scheduled to launch in the Apple store “on Monday, February 21”, as confirmed by that high-ranking project manager. of Internet users. With this launch, Trump would return to social media just a year after banned from using Twitter, Facebook or YouTube following the January 6, 2021 assault on the United States Capitol.

Already on February 15, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., posted on Twitter a screenshot of the @realDonaldTrump account on that app, ‘Truth Social’, with a message “Get ready! Your favorite president will see you soon!Led by former Republican US Representative Devin Nunes, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind ‘Truth Social,’ will join a growing portfolio of tech companies hoping to attract users who feel that their comments and ideas are censored on current platforms.

Although the Apple App Store indicates that ‘Truth Social’ will be launched on February 21, a date that a source close to the company confirmed in January, in recent weeks the possibility of launching at the end of March had been assessed. As for the characteristics of this new platform, the aforementioned high official suggested in a question and answer session about this product that they would resemble those of Twitter. When asked if users would be able to edit their “truths,” the executive replied: “Not yet.”

In contrast, it has been confirmed that the next major feature released on the platform will be direct messages, or DM, between users. The company is also considering allowing users to sign up to receive notifications when others post content, and it has already been stated that “there will be an in-app block option” in the future. At the same time, ‘Truth Social’ will publish a policy on verified accounts “in the coming weeks”, once it is released to the world.

Product doubts

Even as the details of this app finally begin to leak out, the TMTG project remains mostly shrouded in secrecy. Furthermore, it is viewed with skepticism by some in tech and media circles. It’s unclear, for example, how the company is financing its current growth. TMTG plans to list in New York through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), and will receive $293 million in cash held by DWAC in trust, assuming no DWAC shareholders redeem their shares.

Source: Lasexta

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