Trump Media & Technology Group
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| Trump Media & Technology Group | |
| Type | Public |
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| Founded | December 11, 2020 (DWAC) February 8, 2021 (TMTG) |
| Headquarters | Sarasota, Florida, US |
| Key people | Andy Litinsky, founder (TMTG) Wes Moss, founder (TMTG) Patrick Orlando, founder (DWAC) Donald Trump, majority owner |
| Industry | Social Media |
| Products | Truth Social |
| Number of people | 36 |
| Website | https://tmtgcorp.com/ |
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) is a media and technology company majority owned by Donald Trump. founded by former United States president Donald Trump after he was banned from major social media networks after he incited the 2021 United States Capital insurrection.
Digital World Acquisition Company
Digital World Acquisition Company (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company, was formed by Patrick Orlando on December 11, 2020.
Trump Media & Technology Group
Donald Trump was banned from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube due to his incitement of the failed insurrection of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2001.
Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss formed a technology company named Trump Media & Technology Group on February 8, 2021. It was majority owned by Donald Trump and then-Representative Devin Nunes of California became its chief executive officer in February 2022.
Trump Media & Technology Group released Truth Social, a social network with a user base comprised mostly of people with a far-right political ideology, for iOS on February 21, 2022. On May 20, 2022, Truth Social was updated so that it could be used via the web. On August 30, 2022, Google stated that it would not approve Truth Social for release for Android on Google Play due to a violation of its policies prohibiting physical threats and incitement to violence. However, after stronger content moderation policies were implemented, Truth Social was approved by Google for release on Google Play on October 12, 2022.
Digital World Acquisition Company and Trump Media & Technology Group merger
Digital World Acquisition Company and Trump Media & Technology Group merged on March 25, 2024. The resulting company retained the Trump Media & Technology Group name.
After the merger, Trump Media & Technology Group became a publicly traded company.
