While he thought he is successful now and he is going to promote freedom of speech on his platform, Trump’s Truth Social was removed from Google Play store over a few content moderation concerns. The entities which were behind this new startup are Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC). Both entered a merger agreement to make TMTG a publicly traded company that will offer alternatives to social media networks and mainstream media. When Google was asked about the unavailability of Truth Social, it revealed that the app lacks the system for moderating user-generated content and hence it violates the Play Store’s terms of service. “On Aug. 19, we notified Truth Social of several violations of standard policies in their current app submission and reiterated that having effective systems for moderating user-generated content is a condition of our terms of service for any app to go live on Google Play,” Due to this restriction, 44% of android smartphone users will not be able to download the Truth Social app from the store. Trump media in response acknowledged the concerns and told that they are working on the requirement and soon will resolve the issues. However, TMTG’s CEO, Devin Nunes said: “When are we going to be available on Android? Well, look, that’s up to the Google Play store. We’re waiting on them to approve us, I don’t know what’s taking so long.” Google in response said that the Nunes statement is misrepresenting the dealings between Trump Media and Play Store. The company had clearly communicated them for the violations and the steps to address them properly. Surely, if the social media app clears the concerns, it will get an ok from the Play Store to be used by the users. Also Read: Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ app already starts censoring content
