Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Social media created by the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, Truth Social will launch tomorrow Monday, February 21, 2022 on the Apple user application platform, the App Store. This is Twitter’s competitor.
According to a post by an executive on a test version seen by Reuters, the launch of the app could potentially mark Trump’s return to social media after more than a year, his entire social media account being frozen following the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill attacks. He is suspected of committing hate speech and inciting the attack.
In that series of posts, Truth Social network’s chief product officer, with a verified account registered as Billy B., answered questions about the app from people who were invited to use it during its testing phase.
A user asked him when the app, which has been available this week to beta testers, would be released to the public, according to a screenshot seen by Reuters.
“Right now we will be releasing on the Apple App store for Monday 21 February,” the executive replied, as reported by Reuters on Sunday (20/2/2022).
On February 15, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr. posted on Twitter a screenshot of his father’s verified @realDonaldTrump Truth social account with one he posted on February 14th: “Get ready! Your favorite president will see you soon!” Led by the former President of the US Republic
Devin Nunes representatives, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the venture behind Truth Social, will join a growing portfolio of tech companies positioning themselves as champions of free speech and hope to attract users who feel their views are suppressed on such platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
In addition to the post revealing Monday’s launch date, screenshots seen by Reuters show the app now at version 1.0, indicating that it has reached a level ready for public release.
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