Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban

Mr Trump is hoping Truth Social will attract the millions who followed him on Twitter as he hints at a third presidential run. File picture: AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

Former US president Donald Trump’s social media app, that he hopes will rival Twitter, has launched.

Mr Trump is seeking a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.