Here’s a List of Truth Social’s Problems on Launch Day in iOS

Truth Social, a brand new social media app that claims to be “free from political discrimination” from former President Donald Trump, made its public debut on Apple’s App Store on Monday in honor of President’s Day. Like many issues in Trumpland, together with the Trump himself, the app was messy and filled with errors.

Former Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, introduced that Truth Social can be rolling out within the App Store this week on Fox News on Sunday, with a objective of being absolutely operational within the U.S. by the top of March. The app went dwell shortly earlier than midnight on Sunday and was routinely downloaded for customers who had pre-ordered it within the App Store, Reuters reported.

The app rapidly climbed the charts on the App Store, taking the number one spot within the social networking class on Monday. However, being first doesn’t essentially equate with being one of the best on this case. Reports quickly surfaced about customers not with the ability to register and being positioned on waitlists. In truth, as one Twitter consumer pointed out, customers couldn’t even examine what they had been signing up for as a result of the terms of service page was down.

Gizmodo reached out to Trump Media & Technology Group on Monday for touch upon Truth Social’s launch however didn’t obtain an instantaneous response.

The following had been a few of the most reported points and issues with Truth Social on Monday. Given the quantity of issues with the app, this record shouldn’t be exhaustive.

Registration can’t be accomplished

Just attempting to register for an account on Truth Social was a problem, in accordance with CNET. The outlet discovered that folks had been receiving error messages after they tried to enter their birthdate, electronic mail, or cellphone quantity to create an account. Others received “Failure to register your account” messages.

Eternal waitlists

Those who managed to get previous the registration barrier—a Business Insider reporter said that it took her five tries—needed to face yet one more hurdle: the everlasting waitlist. It needs to be said that many apps have lengthy waitlists at launch, so this isn’t uncommon. However, to me it was a bit bizarre, and admittedly horrifying, that Truth Social informed individuals what quantity they had been on the waitlist, which in some circumstances was within the tons of of 1000’s.

“We love you, and you’re not just another number to us,” the waitlist message learn. “But your waitlist number is below.”

In the case of the Business Insider reporter, their quantity was 157,120. About half-hour after they signed up, Truth Social sent them an email saying they’d moved as much as roughly quantity 77,000. Yet, their place within the app was unchanged. Other customers on Twitter who had moved up on the waitlist subsequently stated they’d been dropped or misplaced their place.

Partial outage

Given the 2 issues talked about above, it’s no shock that Truth Social reported a partial outage on its first day. According to its status page, the outage lasted for 13 hours and 14 minutes and was associated to “application launch traffic.”

Terms of Service can’t be loaded

For those that needed to be taught extra about what they had been signing up for, that wasn’t doable, both. Truth Social’s “Terms of Service” web page couldn’t be accessed as of Monday night and displayed an “access denied” message.

Security flaw within the beta model of the app 

Hours earlier than Truth Social’s launch on the App Store, the Daily Dot uncovered a significant security flaw within the inside beta model of the app, which is utilized by the corporate’s builders to seek out bugs, that what was left publicly accessible on-line. This model shouldn’t be the identical model that was launched on the App Store on Monday.

The outlet was in a position to register for the @actualDonaldTrump account on the inner beta on Sunday. It additionally discovered an account named “Papa Pinochet,” which expresses help for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, accountable for the homicide, torture, and exile of 1000’s. As famous by the Daily Dot, it’s not clear whether or not the account was meant to coach the app’s moderation techniques to flag inappropriate content material or was created as a fan web page.

Copying another person’s emblem

Lastly, Truth Social’s most hilarious failure at launch was by accident, or so it seems in the intervening time, copying one other firm’s emblem. According to Vice, the Truth Social emblem is similar to the brand for Trailar, a fleet telematics and gas effectivity firm within the UK.

The firm informed Vice it was made conscious of the potential rip-off from media reviews.

“Based on recent news brought to our attention by various media outlets, showcasing the similarities between our own Trailar logo and the Truth Social logo, we are now seeking legal advice to understand next steps and options available to protect our brand,” Matthew Summers, Trailar’s head of promoting, informed the outlet.

All in all, it was tough to inform what Truth Social was like on launch day as a result of probably the most talked about topics had been all of its flaws. Currently, the app is simply out there within the U.S. on iOS and never on Android. No web site for the app has been launched but, though its standing web page suggests one is in the works.