Trump’s new social media app, Truth Social, appears in App Store

Truth Social, the app developed by former president Donald Trump’s new media company, became available for download in Apple’s App Store over the weekend ahead of an anticipated launch Monday.

The app says it is “America’s ‘Big Tent’ social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.” It was released in the App Store over the weekend and was updated late Sunday for “bug fixes.” (Truth Social’s website says it will be in the Google Play Store soon.)

Twitter banned Trump last year from the social media platform, citing the “risk of further incitement of violence,” following the Jan. 6 insurrection repeatedly encouraged by the former president.

Numerous user accounts had emerged by Monday had reported delays or errors setting up the account. A Washington Post reporter early Monday was able to download the app and submit an email address to create an account, but a verification email was not immediately received.

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