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Trump’s Truth Social plans to launch a live TV streaming platform
The streaming service will launch in three phases and will focus on “news networks” and “religious channels,” as well as “family-friendly” offerings.
Why Trump’s digital media company is different from other money-losing startups
Former president Donald Trump’s digital media company is losing money, and lots of it. But why is that any different from other “startups,” which often struggle to post a profit…
TechCrunch Minute: Why the company behind Trump’s Truth Social joined the growing IPO trend
The Reddit and Astera Labs IPOs last week ate up a lot of media oxygen. And with good reason, the two tech IPOs priced well and traded with even more…
Truth Social SPAC could pay Trump’s astronomical legal bills — if board approves it
Donald Trump’s beleaguered SPAC deal is finally going through, and just in time to pay nearly half a billion dollars owed over several legal actions — if the board agrees…
Building a conservative internet is an expensive proposition
New data from TMTG and Rumble can help us understand how right-leaning social media services with long-term goals of building less restricted digital infrastructure are faring.
Though it’s been available for the iPhone for months, Truth Social is now listed in Google’s app marketplace for the first time. Axios first reported Wednesday that Truth Social, former…
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Google blocks Truth Social from the Play Store — Will Apple be next?
Google’s decision to block the Truth Social app’s launch on the Play Store over content moderation issues raises the question as to why Apple hasn’t taken similar action over the iOS version of the app that’s been live on the App Store since February. According to a report by Axios, Google found numerous posts that…
Twitter has filed a legal response denying Elon Musk’s counterclaims about the company he’s supposed to acquire — a deal he’s trying to exit by claiming Twitter fraudulently misrepresented the…
Daily Crunch: Truth Social says federal grand jury probe could block its planned SPAC merger
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New York-based grand jury issues subpoenas to Truth Social SPAC board members
Plans for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger for Donald Trump’s media group could have hit roadblocks with a New York-based federal grand jury sending subpoenas to members of…
Trump’s deal with Truth Social makes returning to Twitter complicated
These questions haunt us: Will Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter actually go through? If so, will former President Donald Trump be allowed back on the platform? According to a…
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal says he fired key execs due to ‘challenging’ economy
Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal has largely remained silent through the company’s ongoing rollercoaster ride, even as its likely future owner Elon Musk continues to very much do the opposite.…
Top Twitter execs, including heads of revenue and consumer products, are out following Musk deal
Twitter GM of Consumer, Keyvon Beykpour, announced today he will be leaving the company after seven years. Beykpour first joined the social media platform by way of its acquisition of…
Have you enjoyed your 473-day reprieve from @realdonaldtrump? Think back for a moment. Allow your mind to wander to January 8, 2021 … How did you feel? Perhaps you welcomed…
Trump’s TRUTH Social launches at the top of the App Store, but no one can get in
Donald Trump’s media group released its TRUTH Social iOS app today in the U.S., but a scan of the app’s API using publicly available tools revealed that it already closed…
