(Jewish Group) Trump's new social media platform about 'truth' doesn't seem safe for Jews
Having been banned from most mainstream social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Donald Trump has had to get creative with his communications. Thursday, he announced his newest plan his own social media app, called TRUTH Social, which is currently slated to roll out nationwide in early 2022.
Its unclear what TRUTH Social will be like as an app; the advertisements for it look an awful lot like a banal Facebook feed, complete with blue branding and videos of a dancing orangutan. Theres no sign yet of Trump grandstanding about the fake news media or making America great again.
But dont worry, the former president hasnt toned down his rhetoric; the press release has the expected Trump-style punctuations and grandiosity. I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social very soon, he is quoted as saying. Im excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH Social and to fight back against Big Tech. Everyone asks me why doesnt someone stand up to Big Tech? Well, we will be soon!
Trumps statement implies that the branding will call each post a truth, much like each post on Twitter is a tweet. This kind of branding will likely subconsciously lend truthiness to the posts, associating the Trump name with truth and reinforcing the assumption that everything on the platform is factual. After all, how could you log on and truth while lying?
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