The new social network of Donald Trump (75 years old), “Truth Social“, which began its gradual online release, aroused great enthusiasm on February 21, 2022 as much as it was undermined by technical problems, indicates AFP. “Truth Social” was launched on February 21, a public holiday in the United States in honor of American presidents by the former president who leaves doubts about his intention to run again, or not, for the Republican nomination in the race for the White House.
The mobile application, supposed to be fully functional by the end of March, more than a year after the exclusion of the former US president from major platforms, topped the most downloaded free programs from Apple’s online store in the United States. A few hours after the launch of “Truth Social” on the American App Store, many users, including AFP journalists, however indicated that they did not yet have access to the social network. The following message was displayed on the screen of some smartphones: “Due to overwhelming demand, we have placed you on a waiting list. We love you and you are not just a number to us.“Other users who had pre-ordered the app failed to complete their registration, receiving a error message during the final step.
On the other hand, personalities close to Joe Biden’s opponent, who had access to a test version of the application even before its launch, were present on the platform. This is the case of elected Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, familiar with conspiracy theories and who mixes Gestapo and Gazpacho, who published screenshots of her first messages on “Truth Social” on Sunday, whose appearance resembles be mistaken for that of Twitter. “As the only congresswoman whose personal Twitter account has been banned, I know what millions of conservatives have had to endure who have had their freedom of speech stolen by tech giants for not wanting to repeat speeches stupidly. allowed”she tweeted from her elected account.
“Truth (Truth) Social” was touted by Melania Trump’s husband as an alternative to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, from which he was banned after the Capitol stormed Jan. 6, 2021. He is accused of inciting his supporters to violence. “It’s touching for me to see people who have had their voice muzzled using the platform“, greeted Devin Nunes, the boss of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of the new network, interviewed on Sunday on the Fox News channel. “The time of truth has come“, for his part, Donald Trump Junior, the son of the ex-president, tweeted on Tuesday, with a screenshot of a message from his father on the network: “Be ready! Your favorite president will soon receive you“.
Suspended from Twitter in January 2021, Donald Trump was previously an addict to this platform which he used in turn to make presidential announcements and formulate attacks against his political enemies. He had nearly 89 million subscribers there, whom he spoke to every day.