Former President Donald Trump‘s new social media platform was reportedly hacked within hours of its announcement.
Trump announced he was launching a new media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, and its “Truth Social” app on Wednesday. The “Truth Social” app will begin a beta launch for “invited guests” in November, with a nationwide rollout planned for early 2022, according to a press release.
But people were able to sign up to create accounts using a publicly available link, Drew Harwell, a technology reporter for The Washington Post, said on Twitter late on Wednesday.
“I literally just registered ‘mikepence.’ The site hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already this vulnerable,” Harwell added. In a subsequent tweet, he revealed that account had been suspended.
In another tweet, Harwell said it appeared the “donaldjtrump” account on Truth Social had been hacked. A screenshot Harwell shared showed the pinned post on the account was of a defecating animal.
However, it’s not clear if that account belongs to the former president.
Meanwhile, Mikael Thalen, a reporter for The Daily Dot, tweeted that he was able to create an account using the handle @donaldtrump before the public domain for the site was taken down.
“Was just able to setup an account using the handle @donaldtrump on ‘Truth Social,’ former President Donald Trump’s new social media website,” Thalen tweeted. “Although the site is not officially open, a URL was discovered allowing users to sign up anyway.”
In a follow-up tweet, Thalen added: “For those asking, the public domain for what appeared to be the mobile beta of Trump’s new social media platform ‘Truth Social’ has been taken offline. I did manage to grab a screenshot of the Account Settings menu before access was blocked.”
For those asking, the public domain for what appeared to be the mobile beta of Trump’s new social media platform ‘TRUTH Social’ has been taken offline.
I did manage to grab a screenshot of the Account Settings menu before access was blocked. pic.twitter.com/M8G3PE0JES— Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) October 21, 2021
In a statement, Trump said his goal in launching Trump Media & Technology Group and the “Truth Social” app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that expelled him after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
“I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech,” he said. “We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced. This is unacceptable.”
Trump had spoken about launching his own social media site since he was banned from Twitter, previously his favorite megaphone, over the risk of inciting violence. He also remains indefinitely suspended from other sites, including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
In May, he unveiled a new section on his existing website called “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.” The blog was soon abandoned after a reported decline in visitors.
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Original Article: Trump’s Truth Social Hacked Within Hours of Announcement
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It’s really sickening to see people gloating, mocking and/or looking for failure in others. The never-ending attacks, finger pointing and deliberate spreading of mis and dis information has become old and worn out. TDS has become a real mental illness. People should be looking at the dementia ridden lunatic in the White House who in 9 months has managed to bring America to It’s knees. The liar in chief who keeps repeating debunked tales, unbelievable stats and outright lies that msm doesn’t even “fact check” let alone call him out on. The in your face breaking of the law in his personal and public life. The inability to speak without gaffes or not losing track of what he’s saying. The doddering old fool who won’t answer any questions because he can’t.
The more they go after Trump the more they lose any credibility they may have had and the more they alienate any followers but they’re too stupid to realize this. Maybe it’s a good thing.
First, let me take issue Maria with your statement that America has been brought to its knees.
Americans everywhere are standing up, expressing their disgust with the assault on this nation and the civil rights of its people. The media paints a picture of a submissive and compliant population, BUT, the truth is that this Nation is not the government. It is the people! Unfortunately, we do not command the military, homeland defense or legal system…
The government that has turned against its own citizens does…
Secondly, the article is VERY misleading!
Creating a user profile and or following a published link is in no way “a hack”!! At best, it is low class vandalism that could be accomplished by someone with the iQ of a 5 year old.
Everyone reading this comment has the ability to click a published link and setup a user profile with any qualified name and password they choose. Everybody!
These are just more ignorant, hillbilly idiots that want to TRY to cause trouble for Mr. Trump.
It will neither stop Mr. Trump or prevent the American People from finding a way to correct this Comedy of Errors that is the Joe Biden administration.
I agree with everything you said until you dissed hillbilly’s. It is the leftest indoctrinated, college grad elitist idiots who TRY to cause trouble for Mr. Trump, not hillbilly’s. Hillbilly’s are not ignorant and most voted Trump. I am a USMC vet and have a Master’s in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Just an FYI. Because of my very vocal, public online support for Mr.Trump under my real name, I will never be hired in a tech role again. Tech is controlled by leftest liberal ignorant idiots. That is fine by me. They can shove their heads up that dark hole they sit on.
Thank you for giving the facts. Unfortunately the people who need to know facts are so befuddled by the former liar-in-chief that the truth has no effect on them.
It’s easy to fool them but impossible to convince them that they have been gaslighted. Facts mean nothing to cult members!
As if Trump had an ounce of creibility!