Former US President Donald Trump’s “Truth Social,” a censorship-free app, launched on Monday as the US Apple App Store’s No. 1 free app. Credit: Public DomainFormer US President Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” app launched on Monday, hitting the top of the US Apple App Store rankings on its debut.
The Truth Social app was created by Trump and his inner circle because of conservative censorship on apps, such as Twitter. Aiming to promote free speech, it encourages its users to share their opinion and insists that it is free of censorship. “What makes Truth Social different? We are a social media platform that is free from political discrimination. Join us and share, communicate, and have fun!” the app’s description reads.
Trump’s Truth Social launches a little over year after the former US president was permanently banned from Twitter over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. And, as of publication, Truth Social is the highest-ranking free app on the App Store in the US. It is also is the No. 1 trending title in the App Store’s “Social Networking” category.
Trump app deemed a success
Conservatives’ delight at the launch of this new app can be summed up by House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. “I understand what millions of conservatives have gone through having their personal freedom of speech stolen from them by Big Tech for not parroting the approved messaging,” she said.
