Truth Social

Truth Social is strapped for cash and facing a mountain of tech and legal troubles that could doom the future of former president Donald Trump's personal ...

[In a statement to Axios in July](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/07/trumps-truth-social-media-board), Truth argued that Trump still remains on the board, despite Florida business records suggesting that he left in June. “TMTG has no desire to litigate its business matters in the public sphere, but for the record, has promptly responded to all inquiries from Google,” the statement said. The social network’s biggest asset continues to be Trump himself and the legion of fans who have followed him after his ban from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in the wake of the Capitol riot. While RightForge CEO Martin Avila has said that the company is “committed to servicing” Truth Social, the platform could lose its hosting services if it continues to withhold payments. Truth Social joined as Rumble’s first advertising partner. But the SPAC has been delayed, leaving the Digital World Acquisition Corp., which was projected to take ownership of Truth Social, in an awkward position.

Google hasn't approved Truth Social's Android app because of all the violent content ... Threats and calls for violence plague Trump's social media app, which is ...

The right-wing web hosting platform RightForge says that Trump's social media platform owes the company [more than $1.6 million in unpaid fees](https://mashable.com/article/truth-social-unpaid-bills). Android phones make up more than [44 percent](https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america) of the U.S.'s mobile operating system market share. According to mobile analytics firm [Data.ai](http://Data.ai), in the days following the FBI's search for classified documents taken by the former president, Truth Social saw an average of 13,400 downloads per day in the App Store. [more active on the platform](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-qanon-truth-social-meltdown-1234584590/) than ever before. [a surge](https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/trumps-truth-social-sees-uptick-in-users-after-fbis-mar-a-lago-search/) in downloads following the FBI's search and seizure at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month. This obviously won't help Truth Social and its content issues that Google has taken umbrage with. Truth Social's iOS app hit Apple's App Store in February. Well, look, that's up to the Google Play store," said Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes in an Aug. [deface](https://mashable.com/article/trump-truth-social-hacked-trolls) an early version of the site and [the exit of crucial tech executives](https://mashable.com/article/two-tech-executives-leave-truth-social) from the platform, Truth Social is now facing financial problems. "On Aug. "I mean we're waiting on them to approve us and…I don't know what's taking so long." "When are we going to be available on Android?

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's Google Play Store due ...

Without the Google and Apple stores, there is no easy way for most smartphone users to download Truth Social. The delay marks a setback for the app, which launched in the Apple App Store on Feb. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Android phones comprise about 40% of the U.S. smartphone market.

From Boris Johnson to Ghislaine Maxwell, there's one thing rich people seem to have in common – they hate paying bills, writes Arwa Mahdawi.

Jennifer Arcuri, who had an affair with Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London, also once claimed that Johnson [asked to borrow £3.10](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/millionaire-boris-johnson-borrow-310-23810018) in order to buy drinks on their first date. [it’s been widely claimed](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-nanny-flat-loan-b1840805.html) that he has tried to get Conservative party donors to pay for everything from his kids’ nanny to a personal trainer. For the likes of Trump – who has called himself “ [the king of debt](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-king-of-debt-224642)” – it’s a money-making technique. [unusual arrangement](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/us/politics/rnc-trump-investigations.html)”. Does it seem as though rich people learn to hold on to their assets at around the same time the rest of us are playing hide and seek? [2016 USA Today investigation](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/09/donald-trump-unpaid-bills-republican-president-laswuits/85297274/) found that Trump has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades – a large number of which involve small contractors, who say Trump or his companies refused to pay them. It would make my mortgage so much easier.) And when Trump was president, of course, he got the taxpayer to fund many of his expenses, including a [$1,000 bar bill](https://www.thedailybeast.com/mar-a-lago-taxpayers-paid-team-trumps-dollar1000-bar-bill-says-report) his team racked up at Mar-a-Lago in 2019. As first reported [by Fox Business](https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/trump-social-media-app-facing-financial-fallout), Truth Social allegedly owes about $1.6m to RightForge, the internet infrastructure company that hosts the app. Last year, for example, the Republican National Committee agreed to cover up to $1.6m of Trump’s personal legal bills in what the New York Times characterised as an “ [being sued](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/us/ghislaine-maxwell-attorney-bill/index.html) over more than $878,000 in unpaid legal fees by a law firm representing her. Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social’s parent company, is also embroiled in a federal investigation about [whether it violated securities laws](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/01/trumps-social-media-company-gets-subpoenaed). [chaotic launch](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/22/donald-trump-new-social-media-app-truth-social), it looks as if Donald Trump’s social media network could be on the verge of collapse.

Google's Play store is declining to distribute Donald Trump's Truth Social app, saying the network still needs to resolve the fact that it hosts violent ...

Truth Social, the would-be Twitter competitor created by Trump Media and Technology Group, remains unavailable on the Google Play store.

He is facing a criminal investigation over secret government records he took with him to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and is considering another run for the White House. Hundreds of the president's supporters stormed the building that day to try to block Congress from confirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. Trump Media and Technology Group made the app available for preorder on Android in early August. Truth Social was created as a "free-speech" alternative to Twitter, after Trump was banned from the platform for his tweets relating to the Jan. DWAC warned shareholders that [a decline in the former president's popularity could hurt the app](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/trump-popularity-decline-could-hurt-his-social-media-company-dwac-warns.html) and that, without a delay, the acquisition company may have to liquidate. Shares of the company were down more than 2% Tuesday at $24.65, far from their peak of about $97 in March. Google reiterated that Truth Social's violations, and the steps to redress them, have been clearly communicated with the company. The restriction means that Android users, who make up 44% of smartphone users in the U.S., can't download the app. We look forward to Google approving Truth Social at their earliest convenience." The restriction is one of several obstacles faced by the former president's app. Google will not let the app go live until the content issues are addressed. cannot download the app.

Content moderation concerns are holding up the approval of former President Trump's Truth Social app on Android devices, a Google spokesperson said Tuesday.

6 attack on the U.S. Trump created Truth Social after he was banned from Twitter in January 2021 over his comments related to the Jan. I mean, we’re waiting on them to approve us, and I don’t know what’s taking so long.” “Well, look, that’s up to the Google Play Store. “On August 19 we notified Truth Social of several violations of standard policies in their current app submission and reiterated that having effective systems for moderating user-generated content is a condition of our terms of service for any app to go live on Google Play,” the spokesperson said. However, a Google spokesperson said in a statement that the platform lacks the “effective” content moderation needed to meet the Google Play app store’s terms of service.

Google has not yet approved former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform on the Google Play Store over content moderation concerns.

6, 2021, that attempted to disrupt Congress’s certification of the 2020 presidential election. The former president was barred from Twitter and Facebook following the riot at the U.S. Android users make up approximately 40% of smartphone users in the United States, according to multiple reports.

The preliminary rejection of a bid to register a trademark for Donald Trump's “Truth Social” platform is a setback for the former president's efforts to ...

Regardless of the outcome, Trump’s social media platform can continue to function as is, unless it’s sued by another company over the name. Roberts said that while such agreements are common, they are not always successful in convincing the PTO to register the mark in question. That application was accepted by the PTO and is scheduled to publish for opposition on August 30. The former president’s organization has six months to respond to the office’s action and make its case for registration before the trademark application is considered abandoned. “It’s not about whether or not these businesses ultimately have different names. “If you put all these truth marks in a bowl and pick them out, they all sound really similar and they all sound like they could be offering very similar things.” “And I think in this particular case, that’s not ridiculous.” Gerben said that the platform’s association with Trump creates a bias for many that assume there is no likelihood of confusion because they are aware of Truth Social’s connection to the former president, “but that’s not a legal analysis.” The application has “anywhere from a one in three to one in two chance of success,” trademark attorney In addition to the initially refused trademark application, Trump also applied to register the name “Truth Social” for a variety of drinking glasses, flags, and clothing earlier this year, through his company T Media Tech LLC. The preliminary rejection of a bid to register a trademark for Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” platform is a setback for the former president’s efforts to build his own social media brand—but it’s not clear whether the loss will be lasting. The initial rejection highlights the issue of how similar a trademark needs to be to an existing mark to create a likelihood of confusion.

Google Play Store still has not authorized distribution of app, denying it access to 40% of US smartphone market.

“On August 19, we notified Truth Social of several violations of standard policies in their current app submission and reiterated that having effective systems for moderating user-generated content is a condition of our terms of service for any app to go live on Google Play,” Google said in a statement. Google said it had expressed concerns to Truth Social about violations of its Play Store policies prohibiting content such as physical threats and incitement to violence. Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on the Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, a Google spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Truth Social, the would-be Twitter competitor created by Trump Media and Technology Group, remains unavailable on the Google Play store.

DWAC warned shareholders that [a decline in the former president's popularity could hurt the app](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/trump-popularity-decline-could-hurt-his-social-media-company-dwac-warns.html) and that, without a delay, the acquisition company may have to liquidate. [Digital World Acquisition Corporation,](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/DWAC) a special-purpose acquisition company. He is facing a criminal investigation over secret government records he took with him to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and is considering another run for the White House. Shares of the company were down more than 2% Tuesday at $24.65, far from their peak of about $97 in March. Hundreds of the president's supporters stormed the building that day to try to block Congress from confirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. Trump Media and Technology Group made the app available for preorder on Android in early August. Google reiterated that Truth Social's violations, and the steps to redress them, have been clearly communicated with the company. Truth Social was created as a "free-speech" alternative to Twitter, after Trump was banned from the platform for his tweets relating to the Jan. [Alphabet](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/GOOG), told CNBC in a statement Tuesday. We look forward to Google approving Truth Social at their earliest convenience." The restriction means that Android users, who make up 44% of smartphone users in the U.S., can't download the app. Google will not let the app go live until the content issues are addressed.