Feb 23, 2022
Following Trump's permanent ban from Twitter in 2021, the former US president decided to launch his own social network - Truth Social - which he claimed would "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."
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According reports, Trump tweeted over 30 times a day on average by the end of his time in office.
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There are two entities behind Truth Social. The first is Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which was formed in February 2021 by Donald Trump.
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The other company involved is Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a publicly traded SPAC founded by Miami banker Patrick Orlando.
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Truth Social was'nt intended as a replacement for mainstream platforms, but a platform to fight against a perceived "woke culture".
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Trump said Truth Social will have no "shadow-banning, throttling, demonetizing, or messing with algorithms for political manipulation.”
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Funnily enough, the site's terms of service says your account can be suspended if you make fun of the platform.
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Truth Social was created using an open-source license from Mastodon, which itself was initially created as an alternative to Twitter.
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Trump had nearly 90 million followers on Twitter, and he has 34 million followers on Facebook, which also banned him until at least January 2023.
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