Shahed AmanullahNov 6, 2022
I don't understand why there isn't an alternative version of Twitter that is as easy to use. The MAGA crowd managed to do this multiple times. But something with the complexity of Mastodon, Discord, etc. won't have mass appeal.
Show threadErik Sundet
@shahed A fun fact here is that truth social is/was at least partially build on the mastodon code base
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/29/22752850/mastodon-trump-truth-social-network-open-source-gab-legal-notice
Mastodon puts Trump’s social network on notice for improperly using its code

When Trump announced his social network Truth, internet users realized it was a fork of the open-source Twitter alternative Mastodon. Mastodon’s creators have said that’s not legally allowed given Truth’s terms of service.

The Verge
Nov 6, 2022 at 4:21pmWeb