Former United States President Donald Trump's social media app, "Truth," will be available for Americans to access on Monday for those who have pre-ordered the platform from the Apple Store.
On Sunday, a source familiar with the matter said that the company was operating under a staged approach. They also explained that Truth Social, the official name of the application, will populate with new users in the next 10 days.
Trump's Truth Social
The social media platform has welcomed a number of prominent users in the last week, including influencers, politicians, and celebrities. It also included Americans who were first in line to pre-order the app before its release.
Some of the distinguished people who are currently on the Truth Social media app are Fox News' Sean Hannity, Dan Bongino, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Kodak Black, Traviss Tritt, and several others.
A report earlier this month found that the platform will be fully operational by the end-of-quarter launch date. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which is managing the Truth Social platform, is not relying on any traditional big tech companies for infrastructure needs, said sources, but rather, uses its cloud services partnership with Rumble, as per Fox Business.
Trump announces his plans to launch the platform in October in his attempt to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech." Former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes serves as TMTG's chief executive in charge of overseeing the social media platform.
On Thursday, it was reported that there were roughly 500 beta users who were already using Truth Social. The platform's chief product officer reportedly released screenshots of the social media app on Saturday in his announcement that it will be released to the public by Monday.
According to Business Insider, an executive, who was listed by the social media app as Billy B, said that the platform was set for release in the Apple App store on Feb. 21, Monday. Trump's social media app releases on the day that America celebrates the Presidents' Day holiday.
"Fighting" Against Big Tech
Despite the launch on Monday, Trump's Truth Social is expected to take several weeks to reach full service, Nunes indicated. He added that the company's goal was to become fully operational by the end of March and at the very least, encompass the whole of the United States.
Truth Social is believed to be the former president's response to having been permanently forced off of Twitter after the social media platform ruled that the Republican businessman's tweets violated policies against the glorification of violence. The ruling was made with regards to Trump's posts leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.
Twitter's decision resulted in Trump's account, which had direct contact with almost 90 million followers, being shut down. Furthermore, Facebook also suspended the former president for comments inciting violence at the Capitol but has not fully blocked Trump from the platform.
Current leaks of Truth Social showed that it resembled Twitter to a great extent but instead of blue ticks to denote verified accounts, it will use red ticks. Donald Jr., the former president's oldest son, tweeted a screenshot of his father's first post on Truth Social, saying that he would soon be seeing his supporters on the platform, The Guardian reported.
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