{
  "id": 683098,
  "title": "Trump sued over Truth Social's $100,000 early access service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-truth-socials-100-000-early-access-service",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:18:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6dpm5y0yyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two US media groups, The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation, have filed a lawsuit against Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) in federal court. The case centers around Truth Social's new service that charges up to $100,000 per month for early access to President Trump's posts. The plaintiffs argue that this service is \"extraordinary, corrupt, and unconstitutional.\"\n\nTMTG contends the lawsuit is brought by \"left-wing activists\" attempting to censor the president and harm their shareholders. The company has previously dismissed concerns over the paid service, stating it targets businesses seeking faster data feeds.\n\nThe plaintiffs maintain that the short time frame for accessing Trump's posts, often used to announce major developments, gives paying subscribers an unfair advantage. Over a dozen firms currently pay up to $100,000 a month for the service, which delivers posts from Trump and other high-profile accounts in milliseconds. Trump holds the most followers on Truth Social, with about 13 million, compared to his eldest son Donald Trump Jr., who has around 7.5 million.",
  "summary": "The suit challenges Truth Social plan selling early access to Trump's market-moving posts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump is being sued over his Truth Social paywall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-is-being-sued-over-his-truth-social-paywall",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:20:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Trump sued over Truth Social's $100,000 early access service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-truth-socials-100-000-early-access-service-689476",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:48:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}