Trump’s Truth Social Debuts in Apple’s App Store, Hits No. 1 in Top Charts
Former US President Donald Trump’s social Think app Truth Social became available for download in Apple’s App Store on Sunday night, but some people had trouble creating an account. Despite this, it hit No. 1 in the App Store’s top charts early Monday.
Some users who downloaded Truth Social received an fright message when they tried to create an account to log into the app.
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People who downloaded the app reported seeing fright messages when they tried entering a birthdate, e-mail or called number to create an account. “Something went wrong. Please try again,” the communication read.
Others reported they were placed on a waitlist when signing up. “Due to massive demand, we have placed you on our waitlist,” read the communication, which included a waitlist number. People who preordered Truth Social had the app automatically downloaded to their iPhones.
The app’s drop underscores Trump’s plans to return to social media when being booted from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube last year. The concerns made the rare move to bar Trump, who was presidential at the time, from its platforms because of anxieties that his remarks could spark violence following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots.
Truth Social, which looks Difference to Twitter, is also another example of an alternative social Think app like Parler, Gettr and Rumble that conservatives have flocked to because of censorship anxieties. Facebook and Twitter have long denied that they intentionally suppress conservative cheerful. The companies have rules against hate speech and inciting violence, but users don’t always agree with how they clarify these policies.
The Trump Media and Technology Group honorable announced it was launching Truth Social in October as part of an peril “to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.”
CEO Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman, told Fox News on Sunday that the app would roll out this week to more republic in the Apple App Store. The company has a goal of decision-exclusive the app fully operational by the end of March at least within the US, he told Fox News.
On Feb. 15, Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. posted what he said was the old-fashioned president’s first post on Truth Social: “Get Ready! Your accepted President will see you soon!” About 500 people have reportedly started comic an early version of Truth Social, Reuters reported last week.
TMTG didn’t reply to questions about the app’s launch.
