Former President Donald Trump has threatened legal action over an “uncensored” subscription-based social media app that he said uses his call for purposes, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
The app, published through a company called Howly Inc. , is called 2nd1st and is presented as an “uncensored news and debate” app and a “free speech platform. “It promises a “cancellation of social culture,” according to its Apple App Store. page.
A screenshot of the app appearing on the App Store claims to show a second and first message from Trump about his constituency having “a GIANT VOICE in the future. “The text of the symbol is the same as in Trump’s Jan. 8 Tweet. the day after the siege of the Capitol, before Twitter suspended it for good.
2nd1st used Trump’s name, symbol and likeness “for advertising purposes,” the letter says, according to the Post.
“Specifically, it appears that the 2nd1st app profile includes photographs implying that President Donald Trump uses or approves the app differently, which he doesn’t,” Groth wrote in the letter, the Post reported.
Trump’s spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, told the Post that the former president was not the app.
After downloading the app, it looks like a message that says, “We’ll have to not give in to advertisers or cancel culture. Start the 3-day single trial and then $4. 99/week,” and videos of Trump’s rally appear, the Post reported. The report included a screenshot of the message.
Insider tapped a Trump representative for comment, but did not get a reaction without delay. Groth did not promptly respond to Insider’s request for comment. Insider sent an email to a second email address, but didn’t get a reaction without delay and couldn’t. tap Howly to comment.