/ 22 February 2022

Team Trump has another go at social media

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

More than a year after being banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube for inciting violence during the attack on the US Capitol by his supporters, former US President Donald Trump is having another shot at making his social media presence great again… Last year, his first attempt at getting back online – a Twitter-inspired blog – was taken down after a month due to low audience numbers. And now, Trump’s latest venture – a new social media app called Truth Social – is set to launch today. Funded by the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the app is positioning itself as a champion of free speech to draw users who feel their views are suppressed by mainstream social media platforms. With Trump once boasting 80 million Twitter followers, the jury is out on whether Truth Social will pick up enough steam. Pour yourself a covfefeand settle in…

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