How Close Is Donald Trump to Building His Own Social Network?

The former president is reportedly developing his own social network months after losing the White House and being kicked off Twitter, Facebook and other services. But questions remain about how it will perform when other free speech-focused apps have encountered trouble due to the spread of hateful content. Here's what we know so far about Trump's social network.

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Scoop: Trump in talks with upstart apps about new social network

Axios - Jonathan Swan

Donald Trump has been in talks with no-name app vendors as he contemplates partnering with an existing platform to create his own social media …

Trump returning to social media with 'his own platform' in 2-3 months: adviser

Fox News - Ronn Blitzer

Former President Donald Trump will be back on social media in the near future with his own service, according to one of his senior advisers. Trump was banned from Twitter following the Jan. 6 Capitol He...

Trump Teases Starting His Own Social Media Platform. Here's Why It'd Be Tough

NPR - Domenico Montanaro

Relevance is important in politics — and it can be fleeting. That presents a challenge to a former president who might be seeking a return to the office but is banned from some of the largest social media...

Trump is building a social media platform – but keeping it online will be a challenge

The Conversation UK - Mohamed Mostafa and Chaminda Hewage and Simon Thorne

Having spent the early months of 2021 exiled from social media, Donald Trump may be set to make a return, circumventing his Twitter ban by creating a …

A Trump social network could get sued out of existence

Fast Company - By Mark Sullivan

A Trump social network would need every bit of the Section 230 legal shield that the ex-president so vigorously opposed. Donald Trump is reportedly “holding high-powered meetings” to start his own social...

Not Even Trump Fans Care About Trump’s Social Network

VICE - David Gilbert

The former advisor Jason Miller announced the move on Sunday. What does a former U.S. president do when he’s been kicked off of mainstream social media platforms? Start his own, apparently. The news that...

A look inside the plans for the Trump Social Network

The Washington Post - By Alexandra Petri

“I do think that we’re going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here, with his own platform,” Trump senior adviser Jason Miller told Fox News on Sunday....

Why Trump Would Make the Most Boring Social Media Site Ever

POLITICO - Jack Shafer

The self-obsessed former president doesn’t realize social media won’t work if it only serves one person. To Donald Trump’s previous failures as airline owner, football team operator, steak entrepreneur,...