Tech Writers Poised To Write Trump's Truth Social's Obit

In the newspaper business, it’s common for the largest dailies to pre-write “advance obituaries” in anticipation of a VIP’s death. Tech writers might as well start drafting one for Truth Social, Jacob Carpenter reported for Data Sheet of Fortune magazine.

Photo Insert: The Trump campaign has reportedly formally petitioned Meta to reinstate The Donald’s Facebook account, which the company suspended in the immediate aftermath of the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

The past week brought two reports suggesting that ex-president Donald Trump’s fledgling social media platform, launched to meager fanfare 11 months ago, is already trending toward the tech grave.

First, NBC News reported on Wednesday that the Trump campaign has formally petitioned Meta to reinstate The Donald’s Facebook account, which the company suspended in the immediate aftermath of the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

Meta officials have said they’re planning to announce a reinstatement decision “in the coming weeks.”

Second, Rolling Stone reported Sunday that Trump has told several confidants that he doesn’t want to renew his exclusivity agreement with Truth Social, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The agreement stipulates that Trump is “generally obligated to make any social media post on TruthSocial and may not make the same post on another social media site for 6 hours.”

Both news organizations also said Trump is brainstorming ideas for his imminent return to Twitter, a platform on which Truth Social is modeled, following his reinstatement late last year by new owner Elon Musk.

Shares of Digital World Acquisition Company, the special-purpose acquisition company that plans to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, fell 2% in midday trading Monday. They’re now down 85% from a 52-week high set in March 2022.

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