Truth Social: The launch of Trump's Twitter clone is reportedly delayed until March

[Eugene]

Original reporting: Trump’s Truth Social Is Poised to Join a Crowded Field (New York Times)

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Source: The Verge

The launch of Trump’s Twitter clone is reportedly delayed until March

The App Store says it’s expected on February 21st

By Jay Peters@jaypeters Feb 18, 2022, 1:01pm EST

Former President Donald Trump’s upcoming social network, called Truth Social, is currently listed on the App Store with an “expected” February 21st launch date (Presidents’ Day), but The New York Times reports that the release has been pushed to March.

Based on screenshots on the App Store, Truth Social looks like it will be quite similar to Twitter, which was Trump’s preferred social network before he was permanently banned following the January 6th riots at the US Capitol. Truth Social will be his second attempt at making some kind of new platform; he launched a blog in May, but it was shut down in less than a month. The new app is being made by the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), Trump’s media company helmed by former US Rep. Devin Nunes.

While the shifting date could suggest the app is having some development troubles, it has already rolled out to about 500 beta testers, according to Reuters. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that intends to take TMTG public, which may also be a reason for the delay.

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Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/18/22940947/trump-twitter-clone-truth-social-delayed

[Walleye]

1. Just another business to bankrupt

[tanyev]

2. Oh, is it going to be like Infrastructure Week?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Get ready to add Trump's Truth Social to the long list of Trump failures. It launches tomorrow.

Link to tweet

[Budi]

5. Haaa. Failure after Failure..

[Cha]

9. trump presidency BIG FAIL

[Blue Owl]

12. Cha I bet you're crushed about Trump Waikiki

Not bringing the splendor and riches of the tRump brand to the islands….

[Cha]

13. I hadn't heard..

There's a trump Waikiki.. Screwing up the Landscape with his Toxic brand?

If there's bad news for him about it then certainly I'm "crushed".

[JHB]

4. Ah, the rolling "in two weeks", another of Trump's "greatest hits"

[Hugin]

6. Personally, I think Twitter has asserted it's 'look and feel'...

copyright. (There may also be some under the hood intellectual property liabilities as well.)

TFG has a long history of 'cut & paste' software development.

[Wounded Bear]

7. He thinks he can play with the big boys...

this should prove interesting. Not that I would waste any time or money subscribing.

[Hugin]

10. No money to waste here, either.

Although I'm sure we'll see the implosion in near real time here from the comfort of GD.

[Cha]

8. Gaslit Fascist Lies.. Fixed it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. This is why Trump's Truth Social created.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

18. Hopefully he'll be ineligible

to run.. Hoisted on his own petard by Stealing Classified Docs.

[Samrob]

11. I tell you, the hackers are waiting in line. nt

[brooklynite]

14. REUTERS: Trump's Truth Social app set for release Monday in Apple App Store, per executive

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple's App Store on Monday, according to posts from an executive on a test version viewed by Reuters, potentially marking the return of the former president to social media on the U.S. Presidents Day holiday.

In a series of posts late on Friday, a verified account for the network's chief product officer, listed as Billy B., answered questions on the app from people invited to use it during its test phase. One user asked him when the app, which has been available this week for beta testers, would be released to the public, according to screenshots viewed by Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-trumps-truth-social-app-set-release-monday-apple-app-store-per-2022-02-20/

[Eugene]

15. Nunes: "Our goal is, I think we're going to hit it, ...

But the launch has been beset with delays. On the Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures, Nunes indicated that a full service was still weeks away.

“Our goal is, I think we’re going to hit it [Feb. 21], I think by the end of March we’re going to be fully operational at least within the United States,” he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/trump-truth-social-app-fully-operational-march-devin-nunes

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. It's doomed to fail as conservative social space is crowded & he isn't President now!

Link to tweet

[UTUSN]

19. Hah!