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What we know so far about Trump's planned social media platform

Former President Donald Trump has announced his intent to launch a long-anticipated social platform of his own, claiming to create a space to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to launch his own social networking platform called TRUTH Social, which is expected to begin its beta launch for "invited guests" next month.

Banished from major social media platforms, former President Donald Trump has announced plans to form a public company that will then launch a long-anticipated social platform of his own, claiming to create a space to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."

The announcing the platform, TRUTH Social, has a familiar Trumpian confidence, but the

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