Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social

essentialsaltes · Oct 21, 2021

On Wednesday night, after Trump revealed the TRUTH social app, Twitter users began to note that the network appeared to be based on an open-source social networking software called Mastodon, which allows people to modify the underlying code so long as they abide by its license.

But the Trump network appears to have taken the publicly available code for the website while violating the terms that make it free to use.

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko told TPM in an email that TRUTH appeared to violate the terms of use that the software sets forth: making the source code available, and having a copy of the general product license available to users.

“Compliance with our AGPLv3 license is very important to me as that is the sole basis upon which I and other developers are willing to give away years of work for free,” Rochko added.

Tom 1 · Oct 21, 2021

essentialsaltes said:
Time to invest in irony meters.

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called PRAVDA Social. (sorry, I meant TRUTH)

An early version of his latest venture, TRUTH Social, will be open to invited guests next month, and will have a "nationwide rollout" within the first three months of 2022, according to a statement by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).

Soon to be known as utter failure #3. Even true believers sense on some level this guy is full of it.

adrianmonk · Oct 21, 2021

They are also hosted on AWS, and using Cloudflare and Fastly CDNs.

Tom 1 · Oct 21, 2021

Nithavela said:
Everthing with truth in the title has no truth in it.

It works though - look at all those youtube sites claiming to tell 'the truth'. That's all it takes to get hordes of web surfers to believe anything you like.

The IbanezerScrooge · Oct 22, 2021

It now appears that, according to SEC filings, TMTG has merged with a company in CHY-NA based in

...and I'm not making this up, because how could you...

Wuhan

Whyayeman · Oct 22, 2021

This is Mr Trump's second attempt to set up some kind of on-line platform.

Can anybody remember the first one, or how long it lasted?

rturner76 · Oct 22, 2021

Whyayeman said:
This is Mr Trump's second attempt to set up some kind of on-line platform.

Can anybody remember the first one, or how long it lasted?

Do tell.....?

Whyayeman · Oct 22, 2021

rturner76 said:
Do tell.....?

I can't remember. I am hoping someone else can.

Whyayeman · Oct 22, 2021

Ah, here it is!

05-May-2021
Trump launches online communication platform after social media ban

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an online platform aimed at directly communicating with his supporters, months after his various social media accounts were banned over allegations that he used the tools to disseminate election falsehood.

So long ago yet seems like yesterday!

Nithavela · Oct 22, 2021

Whyayeman said:
Ah, here it is!

05-May-2021
Trump launches online communication platform after social media ban

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an online platform aimed at directly communicating with his supporters, months after his various social media accounts were banned over allegations that he used the tools to disseminate election falsehood.

So long ago yet seems like yesterday!

It was a blog. With the comment function disabled, if I recall correctly.

Now, that is to say, of course I don't have a problem with Trump having a blog. It's his good right, and he was sure to have a lot of people actually reading it. He didn't continue it for a very long time, though.

mala · Oct 23, 2021

Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license
Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license

Truth Social doesn’t comply with that license and, in fact, refers to its service as “proprietary.” Its developers apparently attempted to scrub references that would make the Mastodon connection clear — at one point listing a “sighting” of the Mastodon logo as a bug — but included direct references to Mastodon in the site’s underlying HTML alongside obvious visual similarities.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA
what did you all expect from a grifting thief.

Whyayeman · Oct 23, 2021

Thirty days is progress. The blog closed in less time than that.

Nithavela · Oct 23, 2021

Whyayeman said:
Thirty days is progress. The blog closed in less time than that.

TRUTH Social isn't out yet.

mala · Oct 23, 2021

Nithavela said:
TRUTH Social isn't out yet.

They just couldn't handle the truth.

loveofourlord · Oct 23, 2021

Nithavela said:
It was a blog. With the comment function disabled, if I recall correctly.

Now, that is to say, of course I don't have a problem with Trump having a blog. It's his good right, and he was sure to have a lot of people actually reading it. He didn't continue it for a very long time, though.

one he closed once he realized no one was reading and was bad optics if he ran again.

loveofourlord · Oct 23, 2021

it's funny how often their, "Whole new system." is just someone else's. It's fine making a new network or such from scratch is tough, but least admit it.

Desk trauma · Oct 23, 2021

loveofourlord said:
it's funny how often their, "Whole new system." is just someone else's. It's fine making a new network or such from scratch is tough, but least admit it.

Yeah, that's not going to happen, ever.

loveofourlord · Oct 23, 2021

worst had to be the freedom phone scam heh.

Whyayeman · Oct 23, 2021

Nithavela said:
TRUTH Social isn't out yet.

I think it is not available to the public but available by invitation only. I haven't been invited yet.

Mayzoo · Oct 23, 2021

On Truth Social, @DonaldTrump does not belong to Donald Trump (at least not for now).

Trump's TRUTH Social is already a mess

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