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What is Truth API? Trump media’s controversial $100,000-a-month tool giving Wall Street fast access to Trump’s posts

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What is Truth API? Trump media’s controversial $100,000-a-month tool giving Wall Street fast access to Trump’s posts
What is Truth API? Trump media’s controversial $100,000-a-month tool giving Wall Street fast access to Trump’s posts
Truth API gives Wall Street firms faster access to Truth Social posts, raising questions over trading advantages, Trump’s stake, ethics and SEC scrutiny.
BBC World
BBC World4 hrs ago
What is Trump Media's Truth API and why is it controversial?
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts.
The Canary
The Canary4 hrs ago
“Outrageous abuse” of office: Truth Social sells access to “market-moving” posts for $100k a month
On Saturday 1 August, Donald Trump’s Truth Social launched a subscription-based service that gives paying customers “real-time” access to posts from its largest accounts. The social media platform is charging up to $100,000 a month for what it calls “market-moving” insights. Critics have called the move an act of “braz
Slate
Slate17 hrs ago
Trump’s Team Is Selling Early Access to His Truth Social Posts. It’s Every Bit as Corrupt as It Sounds.
We couldn’t believe this was real when it was announced. Now, it’s official.
What is Truth API? The new paid-for tool giving fast access to Trump's posts, explained
Trump's Truth Social posts are now sold to traders through Truth API. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump's Truth Social API launched on Saturday for paying customers. The API tool offers faster access to posts from the "highest-ranking Truth Social accounts." Democratic senators wrote to the SEC th
MSNBC
MSNBC22 hrs ago
Democrats eye investigations as Trump Media starts selling access to president’s posts
“Truth API is the exact definition of insider trading,” Chuck Schumer explained. “It’s textbook pay to play.”
Newsweek
Newsweek1 days ago
Paid Access to Truth Social Is Here—Who Runs the Most Influential Accounts?
"Markets already move on Truth Social posts," Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn said.
Quartz
Quartz1 days ago
Trump Media's paid data feed giving Wall Street faster access to Trump's posts is now live
The Truth API charges up to $100,000 a month for millisecond-faster access to Trump's posts, drawing calls for a federal investigation
Amelia Lui — Audience Data Analyst at The Wall Street Journal - WSJ
Amelia Lui — Audience Data Analyst at The Wall Street Journal  WSJ
Trump sells VIP access to Truth Social posts for $100k. in what some view as insider trading
Trump could benefit significantly from Trump Media and Technology Group's new venture, which will charge subscribers $100,000 to see his posts before other Truth Social users.
Daily Star
Daily Star2 days ago
Donald Trump sells 'bestie access' to his unhinged social media rants for £74k
Donald Trump is charging subscribers £74,000 a month for early access to his unhinged late-night social media rants, sparking outrage over alleged market abuse
Trump faces ethics storm for ‘pimping’ fast access to his Truth Social posts
US President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man went on sale on Saturday, when his Truth Social business began offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up. The move raises the prospect of
NBC News
NBC News2 days ago
Truth Social launches service selling faster access to Trump posts
Wall Street firms can now be alerted of the “most market-moving” social media posts from President Donald Trump before the general public — as long as they pay the right price.
Trump’s paid early access to Truth Social posts launches. Here’s why officials are worried
With a prolific online presence, President Trump has a history of sending stocks, bonds, and currencies soaring or plunging with his online musings and threats
Truth Social instant access service launches with $100,000 per month price tag
President Donald Trump’s social media company on Saturday launched a new plan that offers high-paying clientele real-time access to posts on the platform.  Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, is offering Truth API, or application programming interface, to subscribers as of Aug. 1. APIs a
CNBC
CNBC2 days ago
Trump Media's new paid data service goes live, giving clients faster access to Trump’s posts
Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched Aug. 1, selling faster access to top Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and more.
CTV News
CTV News3 days ago
Trump is selling access to his social media on Wall Street
The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up.
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on social media
AP News
AP News3 days ago
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts  apnews.com
The Intercept
The Intercept3 days ago
Trump’s Truth Social API Is a Blatantly Corrupt Favor to Wall Street
By selling off early access to his posts at a premium, the president is merging a public good with his own profit motives.
NPR Politics
NPR Politics3 days ago
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
The Daily Wire
The Daily Wire🏁 first to report3 days ago
Iran’s Latest Weapon? U.S. Troops’ Social Media Posts
The U.S. military is weighing new restrictions on cellphone use for some American troops serving in the Middle East amid concerns that Iran is using publicly available social media posts to evaluate the effectiveness of its missile and drone strikes. Some U.S. service members deployed in Jordan have been told they coul