“Outrageous abuse” of office: Truth Social sells access to “market-moving” posts for $100k a month
On Saturday 1 August, Donald Trump’s Truth Social launched a subscription-based service that gives paying customers “real-time” access to posts from its largest accounts. The social media platform is charging up to $100,000 a month for what it calls “market-moving” insights. Critics have called the move an act of “brazen corruption”. Trump, a sitting US president, stands to profit by giving traders early access to the Truth Social posts. Those same traders could then profit from acting on subsequent changes in bonds, interest rates and stock prices. ‘Market-moving Truths’ Trump holds majority ownership of Truth Social via Trump Media & Technology…

