Google: Here's Why Trump's Truth Social Still Isn't on the Play Store
Trump's Truth Social app is not available on the Google Play Store due to a lack of content moderation, Google says.
The company issued a statement today, several days after Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes implied in a TV interview Google was responsible for the holdup. "When are we going to be available on Android? Well look, that’s up to the Google Play Store. We’re waiting on them to approve us,” Nunes told(Opens in a new window) Real America’s Voice. "I don’t know what’s taking so long.”
Google tells PCMag that Truth Social has been made well-aware of why the app still isn’t available on the Play Store.
“On August 19 we notified Truth Social of several violations of standard policies in their current app submission and reiterated that having effective systems for moderating user-generated content is a condition of our terms of service for any app to go live on Google Play,” the company said in a statement. “Last week Truth Social wrote back acknowledging our feedback and saying that they are working on addressing these issues.”
Axios was first to report(Opens in a new window) the news.
The company also told PCMag that Nunes misrepresented the ongoing dialogue Google is having with Truth Social about how to meet the app store’s requirements. Google points out the Play Store’s policies prohibit content that includes physical threats and incitements to violence.
Truth Social does have some content-moderation systems already in place to take down illegal activities. Nevertheless, some posts that imply incitements of violence can still circulate there. Earlier this month, the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter(Opens in a new window) to Truth Social to voice concern about a surge of online threats
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