Truth Social Network

[Barry Goode]

Does anyone have any info as to when Truth Social Network will come out with a version for Android? They already have one for IOS, how about we Androlders?

 

[puppykickr]

Can't you access the site with your browser?

 

[mikedt]

I've read criticisms of Truth Social been for iPhone only, and not usable with anything else, including browsers. As for info of when it might be available to us Androiders, think you'd be better addressing that question to the former POTUS45, or whomever is running Truth Social.

 

[puppykickr]

I thought the reason I was getting errors and denied any access was because I am using TOR.

 

[mikedt]

The website only has a link to the Crapple App Store, and nothing else....FAIL!

 

[Brian706]

"big tent"

Excludes all non-iphone users.

 

[mikedt]

BTW apparently Mr D. Trump isn't very happy about his own social network.
https://www.businessinsider.com/don...oundering-truth-social-app-daily-beast-2022-3
"Former President Donald Trump is furious about the underwhelming launch of his new social media app Truth Social"

Perhaps they might finally get their arses in gear and make an app for us Androiders, and make it usable from a browser?

 

[puppykickr]

This was the problem with Trump.
Not him, but the people that do things for him.

I am sure he did not make the site itself, he delegated that to other people- who screwed the pooch by leaving out the most popular format of mobile device.

This was the sort of thing that kept causing problems during his presidency.

 

[mikedt]

This was the problem with Trump.
Not him, but the people that do things for him.

I am sure he did not make the site itself, he delegated that to other people- who screwed the pooch by leaving out the most popular format of mobile device.

This was the sort of thing that kept causing problems during his presidency.

Perhaps he should have done more of his The Apprentice catch-phrase...

 

[PitCarver]

This was the problem with Trump.
Not him, but the people that do things for him.

I am sure he did not make the site itself, he delegated that to other people- who screwed the pooch by leaving out the most popular format of mobile device.

This was the sort of thing that kept causing problems during his presidency.

Pretty sure the underwhelming launch was caused by launching only to Apple devices.
Apple people ruin just about everything they have access to

 

[Davdi]

What's the point of it ?

 

[Hadron]

What's the point of it ?

Presumably he wanted his own platform now that he lost his Twitter account.

He talked as if the idea was to put Twitter in its place, but there was never a realistic prospect of that - he's too toxic to too many people for anything he fronted to gain a broad audience. In any case there's no sign that he was prepared to invest the commitment or resources that a serious attempt at that would require.

Is it wrong that the name of the site reminded me of the old Soviet propaganda sheet, Pravda (="Truth")?

 

[Trom]

Presumably he wanted his own platform now that he lost his Twitter account.

He talked as if the idea was to put Twitter in its place, but there was never a realistic prospect of that - he's too toxic to too many people for anything he fronted to gain a broad audience. In any case there's no sign that he was prepared to invest the commitment or resources that a serious attempt at that would require.

Is it wrong that the name of the site reminded me of the old Soviet propaganda sheet, Pravda (="Truth")?

I thought the moderator was discouraging horse---t gaslighting.

 

[mikedt]

Truth Social now a "disaster" according to the BBC yesterday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60922717

Good luck with your iPhone!!...

I think last time we had a high profile DOT COM disaster was the abject failure of Quibi a couple of years ago.

Conservatives were getting shadow banned on social media. Their original purpose was to give everyone a fair footing.

Problem I see with this, it becomes a sort of conservative echo chamber. A conservative posts something, and everyone else posts "yes I agree". There's no proper discourse, or in-depth criticism possibly. .

 

[jhtalisman]

Conservatives were getting shadow banned on social media. Their original purpose was to give everyone a fair footing.

Conservatives were getting banned for promoting disinformation for several reasons, including, but not limited to, Covid, the 2020 Election, and the seditious attempt to overthrow the US government by intimidation.

The TOS of the social media companies were updated to reflect that users could be suspended, or banned, for inciting violence or spreading disinformation. To continue to use the service one had to agree to abide by those policies.

Truth Social initially had in their TOS that a user could not make a negative post regarding the former President, or the site itself. That is an oxymoron of "free speech".

 

[jhtalisman]

Different social media see "sedition, violence and disinformation" differently. Disinformation in our extremely divided political atmosphere seems to be basically whatever disagrees with the narrative those with an agenda want expressed. So, I reiterate that all social media are nothing more than a comfy little echo chamber that makes closed minded people feel justified in their particular political bents and/or ignorance. Civility is gone as are open minds, open to learning and gleaning some possible wisdom from opposing viewpoints. Opposing viewpoints are seen as either hurtful/violent or ignorant. This mindset is hurting our country! Our "social media": Truth Media, Twitter, Parker, MeWe and Facebook are all echo chambers whose sole purpose is to make MONEY off our our country's infighting. MONEY. REVENUE! So, click away folks! Line their pockets. I have stock. I admit it. I have Nasdaq. The more you fight, the more money I make!

All are guilty and as Prince Escalus says in Romeo and Juliet, "All are punished!"

Punished because instead of being reasonable with each other, we fight like ghetto snipes doomed not to learn from each other as we feed on our own echo chambers’ vitriolic fodder. Therefore, we are doomed to bite and devour each other rather than benefit each other. The joke is on us, all of us. I encourage anyone to prove my observations wrong.

Love,
Steven

In attempt to quell some questionable thoughts regarding bias, I have delayed a response to this reply.

Sedition, violence and disinformation is only seen differently by those of 1 side of the aisle. Even though most conspirators of 1/6 have pled guilty, there are those that claim it is a "witch hunt".

In regards to Covid, the fact remains that shutdowns and vaccinations have saved a multitude of lives, though there are those that still to this day say that they did more harm than good. Though we still in the US lead in infections and deaths, the population as a whole benefited from those that enacted these measures.

If you want to minimalize this to the single handed issue of 1st Amendment rights, please kindly remember that there is not a Constitutional right to use ANY social media to express your views. There is not a single social media company in the US that is controlled, owned nor moderated by the US government. They, like any other company, have to right to restrict users as they see fit, whether it is for a side or not that you may or may not agree with.

I, myself, have dealt with "timeouts" from a specific content provider. I really don't care as society as a whole would be better without it. Too many keyboard warriors that if faced, face to face, with the repercussions of their posts/content would be scared shitless and run away. That is on both sides.

There are too many ignorant people on social media to let them run rampant with careless discourse. That is where the division comes into play, that too many people believe whatever shows up on their feed and run with it, without verification and get butthurt when called upon it with facts to prove otherwise.

I can prove it regarding many current issues, but since it, in of itself, is not relevant to the topic of social media, I will not It's a topic for another day, or thread, in PCA.

 

[Trom]

In attempt to quell some questionable thoughts regarding bias, I have delayed a response to this reply.

Sedition, violence and disinformation is only seen differently by those of 1 side of the aisle. Even though most conspirators of 1/6 have pled guilty, there are those that claim it is a "witch hunt".

In regards to Covid, the fact remains that shutdowns and vaccinations have saved a multitude of lives, though there are those that still to this day say that they did more harm than good. Though we still in the US lead in infections and deaths, the population as a whole benefited from those that enacted these measures.

If you want to minimalize this to the single handed issue of 1st Amendment rights, please kindly remember that there is not a Constitutional right to use ANY social media to express your views. There is not a single social media company in the US that is controlled, owned nor moderated by the US government. They, like any other company, have to right to restrict users as they see fit, whether it is for a side or not that you may or may not agree with.

I, myself, have dealt with "timeouts" from a specific content provider. I really don't care as society as a whole would be better without it. Too many keyboard warriors that if faced, face to face, with the repercussions of their posts/content would be scared shitless and run away. That is on both sides.

There are too many ignorant people on social media to let them run rampant with careless discourse. That is where the division comes into play, that too many people believe whatever shows up on their feed and run with it, without verification and get butthurt when called upon it with facts to prove otherwise.

I can prove it regarding many current issues, but since it, in of itself, is not relevant to the topic of social media, I will not It's a topic for another day, or thread, in PCA.

The glowplugs that led the 1/6 riots are free men. The only violent death was that of an unarmed woman shot by a cop who is a free man. And the only people who advocate censorship are not concerned about "misinformation", they're afraid of the truth.

 

[jhtalisman]

The way I see it, there has been violence done by both extremes. Look at Antifa, the 2020 summer riots. Defund the police, BLM...

To me? The answer lies in conversation and words not acts of violence.

While I agree that violence isn't the answer, the problems are much different.

BLM and a the Summer 2020 riots were protesting the unjust killing of predominantly people of color, which has been a problem in our society for far far too long. I'm white, but to kill a POC for something that a white person does and is escorted out (see Buffalo, NY) and killing another race for a counterfeit $20 are not "equality".

1/6 was that people were protesting that their preferred candidate lost an election, based upon lies that said candidate has admitted were lies to his Attorney General, during the confirmation of electors, at the seat of our Democratic Republic, and looking to execute elected officials while livestreaming. They killed and maimed Capitol police, destroyed taxpayer owned property, and were dumb enough, as most Trump supporters are, to film themselves doing so. While ignoring reality during the his entire time in office and prior to as well.

 

[jhtalisman]

The way I see it, there has been violence done by both extremes. Look at Antifa, the 2020 summer riots. Defund the police, BLM...

To me? The answer lies in conversation and words not acts of violence.

Furthermore, if you wish to show an unbiased opinion, maybe it should remain so. There is a significant difference in unjust killings compared to elections LIES. If you don't think it was a free and fair election, as all 50 states have upheld, then your bias should not show and maybe a different person should be held to moderate this forum.

 

[jhtalisman]

The glowplugs that led the 1/6 riots are free men. The only violent death was that of an unarmed woman shot by a cop who is a free man. And the only people who advocate censorship are not concerned about "misinformation", they're afraid of the truth.

You don't think that a Capitol police officer that died of a heart attack, directly related to the stress and violence of that day, should be qualified as a violent death?

Ashley Babbit was not a martyr. She willingly interjected herself into a falsehood perpetuated by those that profited from it. Use your imagination to figure out whom those are. I'll give you hints though. DT, TC, SH. LB. MTG, MG, etc.

 

[Steven58]

Furthermore, if you wish to show an unbiased opinion, maybe it should remain so. There is a significant difference in unjust killings compared to elections LIES. If you don't think it was a free and fair election, as all 50 states have upheld, then your bias should not show and maybe a different person should be held to moderate this forum.

You're so right. I'm going to remove myself from this topic. Thank you for correcting me.

 

[puppykickr]

While I agree that violence isn't the answer, the problems are much different.

BLM and a the Summer 2020 riots were protesting the unjust killing of predominantly people of color, which has been a problem in our society for far far too long. I'm white, but to kill a POC for something that a white person does and is escorted out (see Buffalo, NY) and killing another race for a counterfeit $20 are not "equality".

1/6 was that people were protesting that their preferred candidate lost an election, based upon lies that said candidate has admitted were lies to his Attorney General, during the confirmation of electors, at the seat of our Democratic Republic, and looking to execute elected officials while livestreaming. They killed and maimed Capitol police, destroyed taxpayer owned property, and were dumb enough, as most Trump supporters are, to film themselves doing so. While ignoring reality during the his entire time in office and prior to as well.

No officers were killed by protesters.
Only by natural causes or by their own hand.

BLM might as well stand for Burn Loot Murder, because that is what they do.

There is many times more black on black murder than by police killings, and BLM is silent.

The leaders of BLM are avowed Marxists, yet buy themselves multimillion dollar properties with organization funds.

They also pay family members and cronies massive paychecks with organization funds.

 

[Windroid]

It has an Android app now:

Google app store

Samsung Galaxy app store

 

[mikedt]

It has an Android app now:

Google app store

Samsung Galaxy app store

I'm just seeing "This app is not available in your country or region." I guess the ex-POTUS wants to keep it USA only