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Devine announces new TRUTHSOCIAL WEB BROWSER (PWA) coming in May
BREAKING: Trump not rejoining Twitter but will formally Join TRUTHSOCIAL within 7 days
NEWSMAX: Breaking Now - Truth Social Launch this MONDAY!
Trump's Truth Social App Set for Release Monday in Apple App Store
Sunday, 20 February 2022 06:40 AM
Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple's App Store on Monday, according to posts from an executive on a test version viewed by Reuters, potentially marking the return of the former president to social media on the U.S. Presidents Day holiday.
In a series of posts late on Friday, a verified account for the network's chief product officer, listed as Billy B., answered questions on the app from people invited to use it during its test phase. One user asked him when the app, which has been available this week for beta testers, would be released to the public, according to screenshots viewed by Reuters.
"We're currently set for release in the Apple App store for Monday Feb. 21," the executive responded.
The launch would restore Trump's presence on social media more than a year after he was banned from Twitter Inc, Facebook and Alphabet Inc's YouTube following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, after he was accused of posting messages inciting violence.
On Feb. 15 Trump's eldest son Donald Jr. posted on Twitter a screenshot of his father's verified @realDonaldTrump Truth Social account with one post, or "truth," that he uploaded on Feb. 14: "Get Ready! Your favorite President will see you soon!"
Led by former Republican U.S. Representative Devin Nunes, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the venture behind Truth Social, will join a growing portfolio of technology companies that are positioning themselves as champions of free speech and hope to draw users who feel their views are suppressed on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
In addition to the post disclosing Monday's launch date, the screenshots seen by Reuters show the app is now at version 1.0, suggesting it has reached a level ready for public release. As late as Wednesday, it was at version 0.9, according to two people with access to that version.
A representative for TMTG did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Apple's App Store listing indicates that Truth Social is expected to be released on Feb. 21, a date that a source familiar with the venture confirmed in January. But in recent weeks Nunes had said publicly that the app would launch by the end of March.
On Friday, Nunes was on the app urging users to follow more accounts, share photos and videos and participate in conversations, in an apparent attempt to drum up activity, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Among Nunes' posts, he welcomed a new user who appeared to be a Catholic priest and encouraged him to invite more priests to join, according to the person with knowledge of the matter.
NO WAY TO EDIT 'TRUTHS'
The chief product officer's other responses during Friday's question-and-answer session suggested the startup's features would resemble those of Twitter.
Asked whether users would be able to edit their "truths," the executive replied "not yet." The ability to edit posts after publication is something Twitter users have long sought.
The next significant feature released on the platform will be direct messages, or DMs, between users, the executive wrote.
The company is also considering allowing users to sign up to receive notifications when others post content, the executive said. He signaled that the ability to block other users would be an important component.
"There will always be block functionality in the app," he wrote.
Truth Social will issue a policy on verified accounts "in the coming weeks," the executive added.
Even as details of the app begin trickling out, TMTG remains mostly shrouded in secrecy and is regarded with skepticism by some in tech and media circles. It is unclear, for example, how the company is funding its current growth.
TMTG is planning to list in New York through a merger with blank-check firm Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), and stands to receive $293 million in cash that DWAC holds in a trust, assuming no DWAC shareholder redeems their shares, TMTG said in an Oct. 21 press release.
Additionally, in December TMTG raised $1 billion committed financing from private investors; that money also will not be available until the DWAC deal closes.
Digital World's activities have come under scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, according to a regulatory filing, and the deal is likely months away from closing.
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Prediction: 2/21/22 Merger complete announcement, company is now TRUMP MEDIA TECHNOLOGY GROUP. Product roll out begins near the end of March.
GoFundMe: Another great opportunity for TMTG+
List of I.T. hires on VHC InvestorVillage Board: Link and post below.
https://www.investorvillage.com/groups.asp?mb=18783&mn=22867&pt=msg&mid=22698022
I know it is a stretch but with "WAR Room" being attached to Steve Bannon and now Trademarked by VirnetX, my speculation is VirnetX may be the company that will secure TMTG's social media entity. I don't see another company listed (maybe Cloudflare) with security as their product. I see that one of their partners is a former Apple executive and another one is IBM. Both the former Apple executive and IBM are aware of what VirnetX can do for security. I am ok if I am wrong....seems like as good a path/guess as any. I do know NO ONE is talking at VrnetX about the WAR ROOM trademark.....maybe there is an NDA ( Non Disclosure Agreement) in place. Certainly could be the reason for the silence. All IMHO.
Best Regards,
Gare
I have also said in the past that nobody knows anything about who is actually building TMTG’s social network. But now we do! Here is the list:
Wow Trump hires Devin Nunes as CEO.!!
Rumble CEO: “The Trump Media Group and DWAC SPAC are using Rumble for distrubition," he said. “I can confirm that they have an arrangement together.”
Trump Media Group is paying for distribution with Rumble on a non-exclusive basis.
WSB founder Jamie Rogozinski DWAC comments
When asked about which stocks he thought the forum would ride next, he answered, “I think it’s clear that this one is next and I think it’s going to be a while before they move on to the next one.”
“This is not a short squeeze situation. I believe the move is based off of inherent demand for this thing. There’s a lot of excitement and I think the price speaks for itself.”
Typical NYT bs: buried this comment near the bottom
Some bankers said they disagreed with that interpretation. They argued that Mr. Orlando having discussed a deal between Benessere and Trump Media wasn’t the same as him discussing a deal on behalf of Digital World. As a result, they said, Digital World wasn’t obligated to disclose Mr. Orlando’s prior talks.
Remember NYT's anonymous sources: Russia/Trump collusion
The liberal (a major understatement) writers at the NYT 'reported' day after day, month after month from anonymous sources trying to sale the Russia/Trump.
The latest story is the same verse different song.
NYT Hack Job: READ THIS
Just another NYT Hack Job against the Trumpster. Check out this quote buried near the bottom of the NYT article.
Some bankers said they disagreed with that interpretation. They argued that Mr. Orlando having discussed a deal between Benessere and Trump Media wasn’t the same as him discussing a deal on behalf of Digital World. As a result, they said, Digital World wasn’t obligated to disclose Mr. Orlando’s prior talks.
TRUTH SOCIAL now in App Store
New Poll: A majority of Republicans say they plan to use former president Donald Trump’s new social media platform Truth Social, a new poll from the Morning Consult found.
DWAC (TMTG) is a NO BRAINER. Why? 50% of America is feed up with Legacy Media, Cancel Culture, etc
and who better than the Trumpster to take them on? It's obvious given the run up in DWAC that MEGA $$$ is waiting and ready to finance a Social Media/Media & Entertainment venture. IMO all Trump needs to do is hire a heavy hitter to build and run the company while he handles the PR.
How much higher can DWAC go? $1000/share = 5% of FB.
Trump to own 58% of new company. Nice to know the Trumpster has significant skin in the game.
$60 before EH closes? I think so
Trump has always been about GO BIG OR GO HOME. I kinda like it!
Just now from thestreet.com: Trump Trying to Create Media Behemoth via Digital World Acquisition (DWAC)
DWAC @ $1000/share = 5% of FaceBook. Very doable given 50% of USA hates what FB and Twitter did to Trump
BCLI is certainly guiding towards filing a BLA. Could they be following the path previously blazed by Sarepta? Strong support from Congress and advocacy groups will likely push up the PPS if they file imo
Another Gamestop fast up and fast down????
Where the news driving the pop?????
Will GOOG appeal to SCOTUS? Unlikely IMO because there’s absolutely no legitimate basis for SCOTUS to consider imo
You’re correct Luke, DDR5 is a very big deal and the patent will involve most if not all manufacturers imo
GOOG is screwed and will come to the table
Has Virus pushed back Judge's decision? If so, will it be after April given Trump's goal of turning business back on at the end of the month? Thoughts?
Dr Birx: Models are wrong, she asks media to stop scaring people.
She’s head of the Coronavirus Task Force
DR. DEBORAH BRIX: I'm sure you have seen the recent report out of the U.K. about them adjusting completely their needs. This is really quite important. If you remember, that was the report that says there would be 500,000 deaths in the U.K. and 2.2 million deaths in the United States. They've adjusted that number in the U.K. to 20,000. Half a million to 20,000. We are looking at that in great detail to understand that adjustment.
I'm going to say something that is a little bit complicated but do it in a way we can understand it together. In the model, either you have to have a large group of people who a-asymptomatic, who never presented for any test to have the kind of numbers predicted. To get to 60 million people infected, you have to have a large group of a-symptomatics. We have not seen an attack rate over 1 in 1,000. So either we are measuring the iceberg and underneath it, are a large group of people. So we are working hard to get the antibody test and figure out who these people are and do they exist. Or we have the transmission completely wrong.
So these are the things we are looking at, because the predictions of the model don't match the reality on the ground in China, South Korea or Italy. We are five times the size of Italy. If we were Italy and did all those divisions, Italy should have close to 400,000 deaths. They are not close to achieving that.
Models are models. We are -- there is enough data of the real experience with the coronavirus on the ground to really make these predictions much more sound. So when people start talking about 20% of a population getting infected, it's very scary, but we don't have data that matches that based on our experience.
And the situation about ventilators. We are reassured in meeting with our colleagues in New York that there are still I.C.U. Beds remaining and still significant -- over 1,000 or 2,000 ventilators that have not been utilized.
Please for the reassurance of people around the world, to wake up this morning and look at people talking about creating DNR situations, Do Not Resuscitate situations for patients, there is no situation in the United States right now that warrants that kind of discussion. You can be thinking about it in the hospital. Certainly, hospitals talk about this on a daily basis, but to say that to the American people and make the implication that when they need a hospital bed it's not going to be there or a ventilator, it's not going to be there, we don't have evidence of that.
It's our job collectively to assure the American people, it's our job to make sure that doesn't happen. You can see the cases are concentrated in highly urban areas and there are other parts of the states that have lots of ventilators and other parts of New York state that don't have any infected. We can meet the needs by being responsive.
There is no model right now -- no reality on the ground where we can see that 60% to 70% of Americans are going to get infected in the next eight to 12 weeks. I want to be clear about that. We are adapting to the reality on the ground and looking at the models of how they can inform but learning from South Korea and Italy and from Spain and I know you will look up my numbers.
WSJ:DOW enters NEW BULL MARKET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-3-26-2020-11585196225?mod=hp_lead_pos1
I'm SHOCKED the MEDIA would LIE to US!
What the h*ll does VOTING have to do with the FINANCIAL CRISIS?? Dems are playing politics again!!!
Call your Dem Senators NOW 202.224.3121
Dems holding funding over GREEN new
Deal efforts. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING??!!!!!!!
Fast track - FDA trying to protect big Pharma. Chloroquine is dirt cheap and they don’t want it to interfere with the potential of big$$ with new Tx imo
Dr. Oz: Massive news! He is touting Chloroquine and Z pack
What? Media calls Chloroquine Experimental. It's been on the market for DECADES. A MD can prescribe it now off-label. This EXPERIMENTAL label the media is using is VERY MISLEADING.
FDA needs to get off their A$$ and put out an advisory on Chloraquine with recommended dosing to treat active cases and prophylaxis for those at high risk after exposure.
Breaking news: FDA approves Treatments!!