Donald Trump, the
former US president, is set to launch a social media platform named ‘Truth’ — a
few months after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook.
In the wake of the January 6 insurrection, Trump was
prohibited from using his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages after
he was said to have violated their policies.
Other platforms like Parler, YouTube, Snapchat, and Twitch
had also faced pressure to place a form of restriction on him.
This was due to widespread claims that he might have incited violence in the US following his election loss to Joe Biden.
Five persons were said to have died after some of
Trump’s supporters violently stormed the Capitol during the certification
ceremony for Biden’s presidential election victory.
But in a statement on
Wednesday by the stakeholders involved, it was revealed that ‘Truth Social’
will be created through a company formed by a merger of the Trump Media and
Technology Group and a special acquisition company (SPAC).
The statement added that the mission of the platform is to
“create a rival to the liberal media consortium.”
“We live in a world
where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American
president has been silenced. This is unacceptable,” Trump was quoted to have
said.
“I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social
very soon. TMTG was founded with a mission to give a voice to all. I’m excited
to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH Social and to fight back against Big
Tech.”
It is understood that the network is set for a beta launch
in November and a full rollout in the first quarter of 2022.
According to the statement, the launch is the first of three
stages in the company’s plans to be followed by a subscription video-on-demand
(SVOD) service called TMTG+ that will feature entertainment, news, and
podcasts.
‘Truth Social’ is already available for preorder in the
Apple App store.
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