What is Truth Social used for?

Truth Social is a social media platform run by Trump Media and Technology Group where users post short updates and follow accounts. It is a good fit for following public figures and news accounts.

Is Truth Social free?

Yes. Truth Social is free to use.

Is Truth Social open source?

No. Truth Social is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Truth Social include Mastodon, Bluesky and Misskey.

What are some alternatives to Truth Social?

Truth Social competes with X (Twitter), Threads and Facebook. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Truth Social alternatives.

Truth Social: features, pricing and alternatives

About Truth Social

Truth Social is a social network owned and run by Trump Media and Technology Group. Like other microblogging services, it lets users publish short posts, follow other accounts and reply to or share what others write.

It is a hosted consumer service with no self-hosted version. The website blocked automated access when this entry was written, so the description is limited to what is known about the service in general.

Key features

Short text posts with media
Feed of accounts you follow
Replies and reposts
Web and mobile access

Good fit for

→Following public figures and news accounts

Tags: social-network; microblogging; social-media; consumer-app

Truth Social: questions and answers

What is Truth Social used for?: Truth Social is a social media platform run by Trump Media and Technology Group where users post short updates and follow accounts. It is a good fit for following public figures and news accounts.
Is Truth Social free?: Yes. Truth Social is free to use.
Is Truth Social open source?: No. Truth Social is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Truth Social include Mastodon, Bluesky and Misskey.
What are some alternatives to Truth Social?: Truth Social competes with X (Twitter), Threads and Facebook. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Truth Social alternatives.