Trump social media app gearing up for launch - I mean who really cares?

[ificandream]

You notice how cons like to segregate themselves away from us regular folks. Can't wait for this thing to bomb.

Washington (CNN Business)Conservative figures are increasingly promoting Truth Social, the alternative social media app backed by former President Donald Trump, as the platform undergoes pre-launch testing.

And as more images of the app have surfaced, the more Truth Social appears to be a direct clone of Twitter (TWTR), the social network of choice for Trump before he was kicked off the platform.

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A larger screenshot of the same post shared by Liz Willis, an executive at Right Side Broadcasting, a conservative media company, appeared to reveal much more of the app, including a layout that closely resembles Twitter, down to the engagement buttons beneath every post.

"Beta testing the new 'Truth Social' app and all I can say is, y'all are going to LOVE it!" Willis said in a separate tweet.

Read more (if you care): https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/17/tech/trump-app-beta/index.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. People who write articles like this. n/t

[TheRealNorth]

7. Bingo

CNN will give this flaming pile of excrement oxygen so that it doesn't die.

[brooklynite]

2. More to the point, they're just poaching from other conservative social media platforms

PARLER already seems to be an afterthought

Next to go: GETTR, TELEGRAPH.....

[ificandream]

4. From the article, they're actually poaching from Twitter. Do we see a lawsuit in the works?

[brooklynite]

5. I not talking about coding; I'm talking about users.

There are only so many MAGA fans to go around.

[rsdsharp]

3. All I can say is, y'all gonna pay for it. Suckers.

Five bucks a month for what Twitter does better (this is Trump — he’ll fuck it up) for free.

[zuul]

8. I read that users will also have to

pay $35 up front to secure a user name, on top of the $5 fee.

[Blue Owl]

6. Hey Donny, have a cigar to celebrate...