Trump social network given 30 days to stop breaking software license

Published October 22, 2021 8:49pm ET



Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform, TRUTH Social, has been given 30 days to comply with the software’s terms of license before its access is terminated. If it fails to comply, the platform may face legal action or have to rebuild from scratch.

Trump Media and Technology Group, a new company started by the former president, announced Wednesday it would soon launch TRUTH Social, a new platform aiming to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” The site is being built with the open-source software Mastodon.

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