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According to a listing on the App Store, Truth Social will launch on February 21st. If you didn't know, it's Presidents Day. It was subtle. The Trump Media and Technology Group is a new company led by former US Rep.
The app looks like a clone of the micro-messaging service. The profile page looks almost exactly the same as the one shown in the picture, with icons for replies, favorites, and sharing. Each individual post is described as a "truth" in the app's description. The re-truth is the equivalent of the retweet.
The design is likely not an accident.
The design of the social network is very similar to that of a micro-Blogging website. After the January 6th insurrection in the US Capitol, Trump was banned from using the social media platform. In May, he launched a new website where he posted short comments on the internet, but it was shut down less than a month after it was launched. In October, Trump sued to have his account restored.
February 21st is unclear if Truth Social will be available on the web or on the phone. There is only a button on Truth Social's website that will allow you to pre-order the free app on the App Store and fill out a form to join a waiting list. It is not clear if the social network will be invite-only.
TMTG did not respond to questions from The Verge. Trump said in December that Truth Social was in the early stages of being launched for invited guests only.
Truth Social has caused controversy. Truth Social is built using Mastodon's source code, but in October, Mastodon published a statement saying Truth Social was in violation of Mastodon's software license because Truth Social claimed it was proprietary and because Truth Social didn't share its source code back. Mastodon said it sent a letter to Truth Social's chief legal officer asking that it share the source code, and Truth Social added an "open source" section to its website.
