Trump’s Truth Social Barred From Google Play Due to a Lack of ‘Effective’ Content Moderation

Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is facing a holdup to becoming available on the Google Play store.

In a statement to Axios, a Google spokesperson said, “On Aug. 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.”

“Last week Truth Social wrote back acknowledging our feedback and saying that they are working on addressing these issues,” the statement added.

A source told Axios that Google has concerns about violent content related to physical threats or incitement.

“Truth Social does have ‘sensitive content’ banners that appear before some posts that read ‘This content may not be suitable for all audiences,’ but content that threatens violence remains on the platform,” Axios noted.

The outlet also pointed out, “Because Truth Social isn’t available on Android operating systems, around 44% of U.S. smartphone users can’t download it.”

While those who wish to send “truths” on Truth Social cannot currently use the app, they can still go to their browser and use it that way.

However, that is not as convenient as having the app.

Companies should be able to moderate the content that is on their platforms to make sure that there are not physical threats or calls to violence or pornography flying around if they want.