Donald Trump wants to use the Truth Social platform to compete with Facebook, Netflix & Co.
It is unacceptable that the "favorite president has been silenced".
Palm Beach - Donald Trump, once permanently online in social media, wants to start his own social network soon.
With the platform
Truth Social
(translated roughly: "Social Truth"), "the tyranny" of the big tech companies should be confronted, the former US President explained.
Truth Social: Donald Trump starts his own social media platform - competition for Facebook & Co.?
"We live in a world where the Taliban have a large presence on Twitter, but your favorite American president has been silenced," said Trump.
“That is unacceptable.” He founded the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).
The company's address is Trump's private luxury estate Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida *.
An IPO of the company is also being discussed.
Tmtg should therefore also bring a video service at the start, which refers to politically
not
will focus correct entertainment formats. A presentation published on the company's website already lists companies with which TMTG would like to compete. Understatement? Unavailable. Facebook and Twitter, for example, but also the video platforms, Netflix, Disney + and CNN are listed.
With
Truth Social
, Trump apparently wants to regain his reach.
Trump announced that he would soon
publish
his first "truth" on
Truth Social
.
The company also released a study that found 30 percent of respondents would use a platform operated by Trump.
For supporters of the Republican Party *, this proportion is 54 percent.
Donald Trump: Ex-President blocked on many large platforms
Recently it was extremely quiet about Donald Trump *. The 75-year-old loved communicating on social media during his tenure. Instead of holding press conferences, he published Twitter statements. More than 85 million people followed him on the short message service. After losing the US election, he claimed victory for himself and also spoke on social media of election fraud and the election “stolen” by the “sleepy Joe Biden” (sleepy Joe) and his Democratic Party. As a result, some of his posts were already provided with warnings on Twitter *.
When the US Capitol was stormed on January 6, several social media providers pulled the rip cord.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, among others, blocked the Republican's account.
Trump has been accused of inciting his followers through tweets and statements posted on the Internet.
+
Nothing to see: Donald Trump's Twitter profile is currently blocked.
© Screenshot Twitter / realDonaldTrump
Donald Trump's new social media platform: a project with strict usage rules
It is no surprise that Trump is founding his own social media platform. The 45th President of the USA had repeatedly emphasized these plans. Trump already posted a blog entitled "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump" on his existing website. However, the project was scrapped after a few weeks - due to insufficient visitor numbers.
For
Truth Social
, a first test version for selected users should go online as early as November. The full version will then be available to the general public at the beginning of 2022. Meanwhile, the terms of use that are already in force are interesting. As the US medium
CNBC
reports, you can already register with TMTG to receive e-mails about the current status of the platform. If you accept the terms of use, you cede the right to file a class action lawsuit.
Literally and in capital letters it says under point 18 of the terms of use.
"Notwithstanding the information contained herein, you agree to absolutely and unconditionally waive all rights to participate in or to be included in class actions or lawsuits against us (...)." In addition, it says under point 7 "prohibited activities" that it is not permitted “to denigrate, belittle or otherwise damage us and / or the website in our opinion.” The final disclaimer, also in capital letters, is: “You consent to the use of the website and our services at your own risk. ”
(as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA