Truth Social clears waitlist after months of delays for some users

Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform has cleared its backlog of users waiting to join the site after months of delays, the company’s CEO said Friday.

Truth Social had limited the number of users who could join the platform after it launched in February, noting the site was undergoing an extended beta testing period. That process was completed this week, with the social media company announcing on Friday it had successfully transferred its website and mobile applications to Rumble.

“Yesterday, Truth Social and Rumble took a major stride toward rescuing the internet from the grip of the Big Tech tyrants,” said Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group. “Our teams have worked tirelessly to realize this great endeavor. Rumble’s cloud infrastructure is second to none and will be the backbone for the restoration of free speech online for ages to come.”

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The move to Rumble, which has a cloud system designed to host website data information, will allow Truth Social to onboard millions of new users and seek to compete with more prominent social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, according to Nunes.

The waitlist clearance ends a monthslong struggle to get Truth Social on its feet after its much-anticipated launch was met with slow growth due to technical struggles leaving thousands of prospective users in limbo.

While the app saw a 93% decline in signups during its first month, according to data from the mobile insights company Sensor Tower, the website also saw a reported drop of roughly 6 million weekly visits in the first week to 1.9 million weekly visits between March 20 and March 27, according to Similarweb.

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Truth Social has also endured other struggles in its early days, including its failure to enter Google Play, the app store for Android devices.

Two of the company’s top executives resigned on April 5, compounding the app’s problems as it enters what could be a critical juncture for its long-term viability.