Truth Social to Sell Paid API for Real-Time Access to Trump's Posts
The move monetizes Trump's social media posts for financial gain, raising ethical questions about a sitting president profiting from his official communications.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
Truth Social plans to launch a paid API in August 2026 that will provide real-time access to posts from 10 influential accounts, including President Trump. The service targets news organizations and financial institutions, with additional fees for broader account access. TMTG will block unauthorized scraping. Critics call the arrangement a conflict of interest.
The API will offer faster access than scraping, and TMTG has already signed contracts with multiple customers, according to interim CEO Kevin McGahern. The company plans to block unauthorized data collection. Virginia Canter of the Democracy Defenders Fund told CNBC that the president has an obligation to communicate publicly, but is instead releasing information through a personal channel in which he holds a financial interest. The usage fee has not been disclosed.
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