WASHINGTON – Nine months after being banned from social media for his role in inciting the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will launch a new media company with his own social media platform.
Trump said his goal in creating the Trump Technology and Media Group and its app “TRUTH Social“Is to create a rival for the big technology companies that have blocked it and deprived it of a platform that was fundamental in its national rise.
“We live in a world where the Taliban have a huge Twitter presence, while their favorite president has been silenced,” he said in a statement. “That is unacceptable.”
In a press release, the new company announced that it was created through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., adding that its intention is to become a publicly traded company.
Trump has talked about creating his own social network since he was banned from Twitter and Facebook. A previous attempt to start a blog on your existing website was abandoned after the page attracted few visits.
The company said that in addition to the app, which is slated for a pilot launch next month and a national rollout early next year, it plans to offer a video-on-demand service that will feature entertainment, news and entertainment programming. podcasts.
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