Former President Donald Trump's new social network might fail to launch — all because it won't abide by the terms laid out by the people who wrote its source code.
Mastodon,Watch Sexy urban legends season 1 episode 8 the open-source platform that TRUTH Social is using, announcedon its website that it's giving the social network 30 days to comply with its license before it permanently revokes it. Mastodon says it sent a formal letter on Oct. 26 to TRUTH Social's chief legal officer requesting compliance.
A policy violation? From Trump? No way.
Last week, Trump announced a new business venture called Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). The organization's first product: TRUTH Social, a social media platform meant to compete with Facebook and Twitter, which banned the former president in the aftermath of the Capitol riots on Jan. 6.
While the current plan is to publicly launch a beta version of TRUTH Social in November, a slew of trolls discoveredan unprotected sign-up form for the unreleased social network hours after the announcement. The trolls registered available usernames like @DonaldJTrump and @MikePence and defaced the profiles by posting meme pictures such as Pig Poop Balls.
While TMTG shut down the accounts later that same night, this was just the beginning of its problems.
TRUTH Social's earliest "unofficial" users noticed that TRUTH Social is actually built on an open-source social networking platform called Mastodon. Anyone can download Mastodon's code, which is developed by volunteers, at no-charge and create their own social platform using it.
However, when using open-source software like Mastodon, you are bound to its licensing terms. Users quickly discovered that Trump's social network was violating that license.
TRUTH Social's terms of service claim that it is "proprietary property" and all the source code is owned, controlled, or licensed to them. There is no mention of Mastodon or links to its source code. These credits are included in Mastodon by default, meaning TRUTH Social went out of its way to remove them.
Mastodon's publishes its source code for free under an AGPLv3 license. It requires that when a developer uses Mastodon and modifies parts of it to create its own custom version, it must publish the source code with all of the modifications included. And that brings us to another issue: TRUTH Social does not provide its source code. According to ZDNet, the social network has been ignoring requests for its source code.
So will Trump's team comply with Mastodon's requests? Or will TRUTH Social somehow last even less time than Trump's blog, which was shut downafter just one month? Maybe TMTG will hire a developer team to recreate TRUTH Social from scratch?
We'll find out TRUTH Social's fate in approximately one month.
But, one thing is for certain. Trump has already made a ton of money from his social network.
In a press release last week, TMTG announced it was merging with publicly-traded SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC). SPACs are basically shell corporations listed on the stock exchange with the intent to acquire or partner with a company in order to provide it with a stock listing. The merger valuedTMTG at $875 million. The day after the press release, DWAC stock spiked by more than 500 percent.
It looks like you can make a ton of moneyoff open-source software, at least if you're Donald Trump.
Topics Social Media Donald Trump Politics
Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: May 2018
Facebook needs to hire a public editor
Instagram update adds 'New Posts' button but no chronological feed
New video shows self
The State of PC Gaming in 2016
'Deadpool 2' trailer has the seeds of a franchise
Where in the world will China's Tiangong
Google Assistant now lets you send money to friends via Google Pay
Barcelona Open 2025 livestream: Watch live tennis for free
Facebook needs to hire a public editor
NYT Connections hints and answers for May 18: Tips to solve 'Connections' #707.
Churches in the UK are now accepting Apple Pay and contactless payments
Slack makes big change to direct message privacy settings
Indeed taps Comparably, InHerSight, Fairygodboss for diversity tool
The Made in America iPhone: How much would it cost?
Mark Zuckerberg says he's open to regulation of Facebook on CNN
Why three university students rallied to organise a London March for Our Lives
Instagram to allow hashtags, profile links in user bios
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2: $40 off at Amazon
AeroMobil's latest electric flying car concept hopes to take off in 10 years
Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' trailer is as horrifying as it is beautifulSeveral Indian colleges ban sexist singers from performing on campusGorgeous iridescent umbrella tells you when it's supposed to rainBMW’s HaloActive technology is knockHas South Korea really hired an official to monitor Donald Trump's tweets?Two determined women take on tech industry sexism in a new Secret adWhy are laptops getting bigger and heavier again? Blame VR.Men's body image campaigners staged an important protestKey & Peele salute Obama with perfect final 'Anger Translator' sketchHere's a great reason not to get engaged under a waterfallAttention internet: WikiLeaks is now antiGuys show us their best poses for Tinder profile photosTwitter responds to Ed Sheeran's new music with a glorious meme festPolaroid reinvents its iconic camera at CES with PopCES 2017: Winners and losersThe best tech at CES you probably can't affordCES 2017: Winners and losersProfessional Esports Association suspends its 'CS:GO' leagueWhy are laptops getting bigger and heavier again? Blame VR.News broadcast about Alexa ordering a dollhouse makes Alexas order dollhouses This viral Twitter account wants you to stop chasing men who aren't worthy 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' introduces a new adorable space critter 2019 was the year we were supposed to love our acne The Baby Yoda races didn't go well, but at least they're cute Anything can be a treat thanks to this wholesome meme Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for February 13 Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for February 15 AI Bing chatbot: A list of weird things the ChatGPT Get $25 off your first Daily Harvest box The 10 worst dating trends of the decade, from 'orbiting' to 'breadcrumbing' Bing's AI chatbot doesn't think like a human. Neither does your dog. TikTok removes viral video ad of suspected Joe Rogan AI deepfake What is a praise kink and how can I experiment with it? 'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for February 14 Trump's new website is all about how to own the libs during the holidays Tesla workers push to unionise in New York Cannibalism is consuming pop culture. What does it all mean? The best viral videos of 2019 Apple's iOS and macOS have a nasty vulnerability, so update now How 'Broker' and 'Return to Seoul' reveal hard truths about Korean adoption
1.922s , 10132.8359375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Sexy urban legends season 1 episode 8】,New Knowledge Information Network