Justice: Lawsuit against Trump over premium access to Truth Social posts
The US President often uses his Truth Social platform to announce far-reaching news. Media organizations are critical of the privileged fast access to posts - and are suing.
New York - Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by two media organizations for allegedly granting premium, fast-access to his posts on the Truth Social platform. The lawsuit argues that Trump's giving of preferential access to paying customers violates the US Constitution, according to the complaint. Truth Social advertised the service as a business-to-business data feed that delivers Trump's posts to customers "in milliseconds."
Kevin McGurn, the current CEO of the parent company TMTG, recently stated that the platform had secured contracts with over ten customers for this controversial fast-access service, which are mostly specialized firms in high-speed trading on stock exchanges and financial markets. They pay between $60,000 and $100,000 per month (approximately €52,000 to €86,600) for this privilege.
Talks are reportedly ongoing with additional potential customers from the AI sector. Trump routinely uses Truth Social for significant announcements, such as tariff changes or military conflicts. Early access to such posts can give investors a market advantage. The plan to market fast access to Trump's and other key users' posts under the name Truth API sparked significant criticism in the US, partly due to the price of up to $100,000 per month.
The lawsuit claims that the model is deeply corrupt, unconstitutional, and harms the plaintiffs by causing delayed access.
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