A trial edition of Donald Trump’s Twitter-like social network violated the terms of the open software license, according to the nonprofit Software Freedom Conservancy.
Software Freedom Conservancy, which enforces open source software agreements, said Trump’s Truth Social, unveiled through the new Trump Media Group.
The Truth Social site used the open-source and loose social media software Mastodon, which is governed through the AGPL. TMTG ignored the terms of the license and “once it got its hands off the dough, Trump’s Group coded and got rid of the site,” Bradley Kuhn. A policy researcher and hacker based at the Software Freedom Conservancy, wrote in a blog post Thursday.
To comply with Mastodon’s software license, “Trump’s Group will have to promptly make this corresponding source [code] for everyone who used the site today while it was online,” Kuhn continued. so within 30 days, your rights and permissions on the software are automatically and permanently terminated. “Earlier this week, SFC sued TV maker Vizio for a similar license violation.
Representatives for Trump’s TMTG responded to Variety’s request for comment.
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Meanwhile, Trump’s Truth Social site was promptly directed through pranksters: Someone who registered under the username “donaldjtrump” posted a photo of a defecating pig on the site, the Washington Post reported. Truth Social now accepts registrations on a waiting list.
According to Kuhn, SFC did not uncover evidence that it illegally hacked the website. The Truth Social site “was deployed live as a check and without the correct settings,” he wrote. “Once discovered, other people simply used the site legitimately to log into the accounts. and use its functions. “
SFC allegations that TMTG violated open licensing rules were first reported through Verge.
Trump, an infamous source of lies, launches the so-called Truth Social after being permanently banned via Twitter and suspended or blocked across all major web platforms before this year.
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TMTG, which also announced it would launch a subscription streaming service with “non-wake” programming, plans for a publicly traded entity through a proposed merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. , a special target acquisition (PSPC) company. World Acquisition Corp. is up more than 800% since the announcement of the planned alliance with Trump Media.
Under Truth Social’s existing terms of use, users must be at least thirteen years of age (and anyone under the age of 18 in applicable jurisdictions must have the consent of a legal parent to register). Deceive, defraud or deceive us and other users” in accordance with the Terms. The site also states that users’ accounts would possibly be terminated if they “belittle, tarnish or harm in any way, in our opinion, us and/or the site” or for “excessive capitalization”.