- Twitter and Facebook suspended Trump’s accounts after the Capital riot of January 6.
- Trump said TMTG established “Truth Social” to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has launched his own app after Twitter and Facebook banned him.
Trump announced this on Wednesday, through a press statement issued by Liz Harrington, the spokeswoman for former US president, Donald Trump.
He was permanently suspended on Twitter on January 8, 2021, while Facebook In response to it’s Oversight Board, in July also suspended Trump for two years, with a caveat that he will only be reinstated if conditions permit.
They said his suspension was due to his continued violation of the codes of conduct of the two companies; Capital riot of January 6, 2021 also played a part.
Twitter while suspending Trump said: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.
However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement”
The press statement from the former President’s Spokeswoman said Trump will be launching his very own media network, including a social media platform called “TRUTH Social,” in order to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.”
The statement also said World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DWAC) have entered into a definitive merger agreement with Trump organisation to providing for a business combination that resulted in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)
Trump Media & Technology Group’s mission is to create a rival to the liberal media consortium and fight back against the “Big Tech” companies of Silicon Valley, which have used their unilateral power to silence opposing voices in America.
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG”) said the app’s name is “TRUTH Social.” and that it’s now available for Pre-Order in the Apple App store.
TRUTH Social plans to begin its Beta Launch for invited guests in November 2021, while a nationwide rollout is expected in the first quarter of 2022.
The company urges those who are interested in joining TRUTH Social to visit www.truthsocial.com [truthsocial.com] to sign up for the invite list.
President Donald J. Trump, the Chairman of TMTG, said he created the app to give voice to all and fight the big tech companies.
“I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced. This is unacceptable. I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social very soon.
” TMTG was founded with a mission to give a voice to all. I’m excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH Social and to fight back against Big Tech. Everyone asks me why doesn’t someone stand up to Big Tech? Well, we will be soon!” Trump said.
Chairman/CEO of DWAC, Patrick F. Orlando, whose organisation entered a partnership agreement with Trump’s company to establish the social network also added: “Digital World was formed to create public shareholder value and we believe that TMTG is one of the most promising business combination partners to fulfill that purpose.
“DWAC currently has $293 Million in trust. assuming minimal redemptions, which can fuel TMTG’s scale up, including to provide world class leading technology services to build strong and secure social networks and diverse media offerings.
“Given the total addressable market and President Trump’s large following, we believe the TMTG opportunity has the potential to create significant shareholder value.”
The statement also said TMTG intends to launch a subscription video on demand service (TMTG-). TMTG+ will feature ‘non-woke’ entertainment programming, news. podcasts, and more. TMTG has named Scott St. John as the leader of TMTG- Corporate Operations. Scott St. John is the Executive Producer of “Deal or No Deal’ and “America’s Got Talent” and has produced over 1,000 hours of Network and Cable TV.