The platform, which is aimed at supporters of the former president of the United States, should be fully operational at the end of March.
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This is probably not the return that the former president of the United States hoped for. The social network Truth Social, powered by Donald Trump, launched on February 21 – a launch plagued by bugs and technical problems.
This platform was announced on October 20, 2021 by Donald Trump, who presented it as an alternative “to stand up to the tyranny of the tech giants” whom he accuses of censoring conservative voices. It should be fully functional by the end of March.
In any case, it could not meet the demand when it was launched, since the application found itself at the top of the free downloads on Apple’s online store in the United States. Some smartphones received an error message or could not complete their registration. But personalities close to the ex-president were present on the platform, such as the elected Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, banned from Twitter for relaying conspiracy theories and false information.
Donald Trump himself had his Twitter, Facebook and Youtube accounts deleted after his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, which he is accused of inciting. If the leader of the Republicans wants to maintain his presence on social networks, “cis a step towards thinking about a future candidacy” in 2024 and “to try to recreate a dynamic”, according to Jean-Eric Branaa, lecturer at Paris 2 University interviewed by franceinfo. But it will compete with other platforms that cater to ultra-conservatives and conspirators, like Gettr, Parler and Gab.