Exploring Truth Social: A Detailed Review of Trump’s Social Media Platform
Social media is an integral part of our daily lives, which is why ‘uncensored’ platforms like Donald Trump’s are very interesting alternative technologies. Here we leave you with an exploring Truth Social.
Truth Social is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and is considered by many to be a clone of Twitter, now X. This social network uses Mastodon as its backend and tries to position itself as an alternative to X and Facebook ‘uncensored’.
Truth Social was founded on October 20, 2021 following Donald Trump’s electoral defeat in 2020, and was launched on February 21, 2022. The platform generated both praise and criticism, amidst accusations from both sides and the suspension of Trump’s Twitter account, the former president decided to create a more ‘trustworthy’ social network that currently has approximately 2 million active users.
It should also be emphasized that this platform aims to offer total freedom of expression, as long as it does not disrespect anyone or disturb the platform’s workers. It should also be noted that the user interface has improved over time, so regular users of the platform have seen a slight change over time.
Currently, Donald Trump’s social network is available on iOS, Android, Galaxy, and Web. Only individuals living in the United States and Canada can be part of this platform, and it is unlikely to expand to other territories at the moment.
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The platform bears some resemblance to X; users create a profile, where they can follow each other and post ‘truths’ and send messages in private messaging. It is worth noting that their ads are called ‘sponsored truths’. But is Truth Social a platform that will advance to a dominant position within social networks in the future? In the following, we will give you an exploring Truth Social of the success that Trump’s network may or may not have.
Exploring Truth Social: Will Trump’s social network endure over time?
At its launch, Truth Social grew rapidly, with one million downloads in its first two weeks. Additionally, it was reported that 12% of social media users in the United States used or visited the platform, but just under 70% of active users claim they will stay on it.
This is mainly due to the fact that many consider Truth Social to be a political tool of the former president, so the social network has limited growth. However, it should be noted that Truth Social managed to attract a group of users who do participate and regularly post on the platform.
It should also be mentioned that Truth Social has an approximate value of 500 million dollars, and it is estimated that Trump’s net worth increased by around 430 million dollars.
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In this exploring Truth Social, it is also worth mentioning that, as expected due to political ideology and party loyalty, its users are mostly Republicans.
Regarding the profits of this platform, there are none, as the SEC shows that the company lost 6 million dollars in the first half of 2022 and also did not generate any revenue. But they have 293 million dollars in a trust.
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This exploring Truth Social determines whether the social network will not survive. Despite the strong political bias of the platform, it does not mean it cannot survive, as it has the potential to become a platform for a specific niche with a small user base.
One might think that Truth Social has no chance of competing with big social networks like Facebook and X, but if it implements good strategies, it can be a form of expression among Republicans and also generate income, albeit not on the scale of major tech companies’ platforms, which wouldn’t be bad at all.
After all this exploring Truth Social, what do you think of this platform?
