Trump has told his allies he can’t leave his Twitter clone because he’s propping it up, and he doesn’t want a site so closely associated with his brand to collapse.
Author: Drew Harwell
Twitter layoffs gutted election information teams days before midterms
Twitter has become one of America’s most influential platforms for spreading accurate voting information, but politicians, local officials and misinformation experts say Friday’s layoffs have compromised that.
Co-founder of Trump’s media company details Truth Social’s bitter infighting
A whistleblower has provided The Post and the SEC with hundreds of previously unreported company messages, documents, photos and audio recordings that reveal a stunning portrait of the animosity that has built up inside Trump Media since its high-profi…
Jan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred ‘terrifying’ choice
The whistleblower, Anika Collier, Navaroli, who spoke exclusively with The Washington Post, said Twitter’s complacency toward then-President Donald Trump led to disastrous consequences.
Customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at massive scale
U.S. government officials are adding data from as many as 10,000 electronic devices each year to a massive database they’ve compiled from travelers’ devices.
Truth Social in limbo as merger partner grapples with another failed vote
Digital World needed 65 percent of its shareholders to vote in support of giving the merger with Truth Social another year. But not enough voted by Thursday’s deadline and it was unclear what the next step would be.
Trump’s Truth Social steps closer to a financial cliff
A Trump-allied investment company could be forced to liquidate if holders of 65 percent of its shares don’t approve a one-year extension of its merger with Trump’s company.
Truth Social faces financial peril as worry about Trump’s future grows
Former president Donald Trump’s company Truth Social is facing financial doubts, puny traffic and fears of further trouble if his popularity falls.
FBI attacker was prolific contributor to Trump’s Truth Social website
An account with the gunman’s name was one of the pro-Trump social network’s most prolific users, writing hundreds of posts calling to “kill [the FBI] on sight.”
How the Jan. 6 hearing played out on the pro-Trump Web
Trump’s social media supporters moved quickly to defend the former president and themselves after thursday night’s televised hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.