Donald Trump’s Truth Social app tops download chart, though thousands face glitches
- Many would-be users received error messages or found themselves on a wait-list in face of what that app called ‘massive demand’
- Trump has been banned by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and hopes Truth Social will give him a fresh platform in the run-up to the 2024 elections
Donald Trump’s new social media app has started its gradual roll-out but thousands of would-be users encountered glitches or found themselves placed on a waitlist on Monday due to what the app called “massive demand”.
Devin Nunes, CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said the app, called Truth Social, would be “fully operational” by the end of March. TMTG is the parent company of the new app.
On Monday morning, Truth Social topped the chart of the most downloaded apps in Apple’s US App Store, beating out the likes of TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
But attempts to download it were met with frustration. Some received the message: “Something went wrong. Please try again.”
One Agence France-Presse journalist who tried to sign up Monday made it further, receiving a thank you for joining, but an added message that “due to massive demand, we have placed you on our waitlist”.