Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump to counter Twitter, is yet to get approval from the Google Play Store and the former US president’s company was working “in good faith with Google”.
Google has notified Truth Social of “multiple violations of standard policies in their current app submissions”, reiterating that “there should be an effective system for moderating user-generated content for any app live on Google Play”. to be a condition of our Terms of Service”.
Trump Media and technology The group (TMTG) said in a statement that it “has no desire to prosecute its business affairs in the public domain, but has, for the record, responded promptly to all inquiries from Google”.
It said the Truth Social Android app complies with Google’s policies without compromising on its promise of being “a haven for free speech”.
“As our users know, Truth Social is building a vibrant, family-friendly environment that works swiftly to remove content that violates its Terms of Service, which have been noted by independent observers. that are the strongest in the industry,” the company said.
It alleged that some of its competitors’ apps are “allowed in the Google Play Store, despite largely violating Google’s prohibition on sexual content and other policies, while Truth Social has zero tolerance for sexually explicit content.” “.
Truth Social was launched on February 21 in the Apple App Store.
According to reports, Truth Social is tight for cash and facing technical and legal troubles.
“The most immediate problem is the platform’s stalled SPAC, which was initially employed as a way to publicly trade shares in the new company without the due diligence of an IPO,” The Verge reported.
An SEC filing shows the company lost more than $6 million in the first half of this year and did not generate any revenue.
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