Posted on 08/30/2022 11:06:09 AM PDT by Coronal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Alphabet Inc's Google Play Store due to insufficient content moderation, according to a Google spokesperson on Tuesday.
The delay marks a setback for the app, which launched in the Apple App Store on Feb. 21. Android phones comprise about 40% of the U.S. smartphone market. Without the Google and Apple stores, there is no easy way for most smartphone users to download Truth Social.
“On August 19, we notified Truth Social of several violations of standard policies in their current app submission and reiterated that having effective systems for moderating user-generated content is a condition of our terms of service for any app to go live on Google Play,” Google said in a statement.
“Last week, Truth Social wrote back acknowledging our feedback and saying that they are working on addressing these issues.”
Google said it has expressed concerns to Truth Social about violations of its Play Store policies prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence.
Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
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Yeah, so what. Screw the app. Just log in through the web.
But they have NO problem allowing porn and other crap
Not needed, just use the website.
Google continues censoring for the Democrat/FBI criminal complex.
I prefer going through a browser than an app. Less intrusive and less battery consumption.
What a load of nonsense.
I have truth social on my laptop without downloading any app and it works beautifully.
Who the hack needs apps, when you can sign up and run it interactively through your browser?
Right. Android will let you save a web page to your home screen. That’s how I get to FR and lots of other sites that don’t have apps.
I haven’t see threats or calls to violence on TruthSocial. I was on the first day it was up.
What are they talking about? Sounds like an excuse.
Yup.
Subjecting yourself to censorship from far left crazies at Google is not worth it.
It defeats the purpose of Truth Social.
Don’t need the app. Change nothing or you can gimp it for the playstore app, have a separate file that is hosted on Truth itself that can be installed on Android phones.
It’s completely false. Truth can host the android app themselves. Remember before app stores? Go to the website, download and install. The appstore is a joke. Hopefully this can help to kill the whole appstore idea.
Truth Social needs to publish the installer with a signed digital certificate so that people can side-load the application if they want it.
Truth Social works great on the desktop.
I do have the Truth App on my iPhone but I only use it to view content when I'm away from my desktop. You can setup a browser shortcut however to mimic an app - like I do with Free Republic on my iPhone. My wife has the Truth browser shortcut on her Android and doesn't really need the app.
Too much truth. Not enough censorship.
Google has a big problem with the truth. They believe they should get to decide what’s true and what’s not true. Think about that. They gain access to millions and millions then they devote their resources to spread filthy political propaganda far and wide. All while hiding the truth and banning anyone who would criticize democrats.
F*** Google!
It is really annoying having an android phone without having a google account.
Fortunately I am able to get apps using “aurora store” which allows me to get apps without using google.
I miss my Windows Phone, and my flip phone.
I wish someone made a basic 4/5g phone with a hotspot that did not cost $400
https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/
Because only the faithful will bother going through the hassle. And Trump already has their votes.
To reach people, you need to be user-friendly, like Twitter.
You need an app.
So does Free Republic.
But many younger people don't even own a desktop, or even a laptop.
They consume all of their social media on their smartphone.
Without an app, these people aren't going to even bother with the hassle. They're going to stick to Twitter.
It's no hassle.
Signing up is a breeze. As is using it.
To reach people, you need to be user-friendly, like Twitter.
Twitter is “user friendly”? Since when? Truth has grown faster than Twitter did when it first started, even without Truth being in the app store.
You need an app.
No you don't.
We've been using programs happily long before these app stores.
App stores are a contrived “need”. See post # 14.
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