Posted on 10/13/2022 9:19:54 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump's Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android devices -- after receiving assurances the app would meet the platform's standards for moderating harmful content.
The app -- which Trump launched after being barred from Twitter over the 2021 Capitol riot -- had been kept out of Google's store over its lack of moderation tools, including for violent threats.
Google said Truth Social has since been updated to comply with its policies barring objectionable posts, and has built in effective systems for reporting and removing unwanted content as well as blocking abusers.
"Apps may be distributed on Google Play provided they comply with our developer guidelines, including the requirement to effectively moderate user-generated content and remove objectionable posts such as those that incite violence," a Google spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry.
Developers can make Android apps available elsewhere on the internet, but the Play Store is a main source of content for users.
A Truth Social app for Android devices is available on the social network's website and other venues that may not have Google's content moderation rules, according to the Alphabet-owned tech titan.
"It's been a pleasure to work with Google, and we're glad they helped us to finally bring Truth Social to all Americans, regardless of what device they use," Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) chief executive said in a released statement.
TMTG early this month announced today that a Truth Social app was freshly available for people in the United States who use Samsung smartphones, which are powered by customized Android software and have their own app shop.
Samsung's share of the U.S. smartphone market is about 30 percent, according to industry analysis firm Counterpoint.
A version of Truth Social tailored for Apple mobile devices is available at the App Store, which also
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Great news! I can download now.
Google did this either because they were afraid of anti-trust litigation, or that Trump would create his own app store to rival Google.
Harmful content … sticks and stones
I cannot find the “truth social app” in the Google play store. Is it named something else?
May not be in the Gulag store yet.
But you can download it directly from TruthSocial.com
How about blocking this post Google? Every person working for Google who made decisions aiding and abetting those who stole the Presidential election should in the future when justice-loving people are in control, be tried for treason and executed with prejudice.
...or Google makes it easier to help the FBI with it’s “terrorist watchlist”
Well, that’s so very big of them.
Set up mine this morning. Now I can avoid twatter.
Still not available for PC.
Still not available for PC.
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The web version has been available for months
It is much more newsworthy to allow it in and eventually kick it out than to ban it outright.
Installed the app, but it asked for my phone #, which I gave. Now, it says it sent me an SMS message to confirm which it did NOT do. Solution?
Let me try.
Probably.
Thanks. But now the site tells me my device is not compatible. Sheesh!
What kind of Android phone do you have?
S2 tablet
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