Donald Trump’s answer to his being kicked out of Twitter is here: With “Truth Social” his own social network is now available as an iOS app in the USA. Right at the beginning, some difficulties become apparent. The network is also said to have violated an open source license.
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“Truth Social”: Trump’s Twitter clone is here
Ex-President Donald Trump has hardly coped with being kicked out of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. It was announced early on that they wanted to launch their own network. well has Truth Social opened its doors in the US. Initially, the network is only available for iOS. The Trump Media and Technology Group is responsible as the operator. Investors have reportedly poured around $1 billion into the Twitter clone.
The goal of the new Trump platform, according to its own description, is “to stand up to the tyranny of big tech”. Trump is said to have been silenced on Twitter as “Favorite American President”, which is certainly not to be feared with the new network. “Truth Social” is supposed to be a open media platform for “libertarians, conservatives and liberals” Act.
The start was a bit bumpy. Disappointed Trump fans report, among other things, unable to register at all. Some are said to have simply been fobbed off with a waiting list number. According to a former Republican MP who now works as the app’s spokesperson, the platform will be fully operational by the end of March (source: heise online).
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Trump’s social network: violation of license?
Even before the start of “Truth Social” criticism was loud. When developing the Twitter clone would violate the open source license AGPLv3, so the accusation. Modified code must be released according to the license, which the developers have not done so far.