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Trump sued over service offering paid early access to Truth Social posts
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Trump sued over service offering paid early access to Truth Social posts

From CNA · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two media entities, The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, are suing Donald Trump to halt a new service offering paid early access to Truth Social posts.
  • The service, Truth API, charges up to $100,000 monthly for early access to posts from high-profile accounts, including Trump's, which can influence markets.
  • Plaintiffs argue the service is "profoundly corrupt" and violates the First Amendment by creating unequal access to government announcements and allowing Trump to profit.

Donald Trump faces a lawsuit from two media organizations seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid early access to his Truth Social posts. The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed the complaint in Manhattan federal court, challenging Truth API, a feed offered by Trump Media & Technology Group.

profoundly corrupt

— The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundationdescribing the Truth API service in their lawsuit.

Truth API charges subscribers up to $100,000 per month for early access to posts from ten high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump's own. The service launched on August 1, shortly after Democratic senators urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate its potential impact on financial market integrity and enrichment of insiders.

left-wing activists are trying to wrongfully weaponize the courts to censor him.

— Trump Media spokespersoncriticizing the lawsuit filed against the Truth API service.

The plaintiffs describe the Truth API service as "profoundly corrupt," asserting that Trump stands to gain financially when subscribers sign up. They contend the service violates the First Amendment, arguing that everyone deserves equal access to presidential announcements and that there is no legitimate government interest in selling these posts for private profit.

countless platforms and news outlets, including many offering subscription feeds, already disseminate information from Trump.

— Trump Media spokespersondefending the Truth API service.

The lawsuit also seeks to prevent the White House from exclusively posting official government announcements on Truth Social while the paid feed remains active. Trump Media & Technology Group, however, defended the service, calling the lawsuit a "wrongful" attempt by "left-wing activists" to "censor" Trump and harm shareholders. The company stated that numerous platforms already disseminate information from Trump.

enabled subscribers to get news "fractionally faster" than others.

— Kevin McGurninterim Chief Executive of Trump Media, on the benefit of Truth API.
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Originally published by CNA in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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