The chiefs of technology and product development of Truth Social – former US President Donald Trump’s social media start up – have resigned a week after the application launch for smartphone users, Reuters reported.
As per mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower data on March 31, downloads for the Truth Social iOS app dropped to an estimated 60,000 per week in Apple’s App Store.
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The analytics organisation’s insights strategist Stephanie Chan, talking to Yahoo, said that Truth Social’s downloads are “down 93%” from its February 21 launch week when it received “872,000 installs.”
As per Reuters’ report, citing two sources, Josh Adams and Billy Boozer – technology and product development chiefs respectively – have resigned.
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Several users are still in the waitlist to install the application, which is not available for android users. Many reported issues while registering and about error messages they received on the day of the launch on February 20.
Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said that the company aimed to make the app fully operational within the US by the end of March.
No official statement has been released by Boozer and/or Adams.
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Truth Social is available only on Apple iOS, with users in countries such as the UK being told the app is not available in their region.
It had been rolled out earlier to some select users on an invite-only basis, and a verified account of the chief product officer, Billy B, answered a series of questions related to the app’s release.
“If Josh has left… all bets are off,” one source told Reuters, adding that Adams was the brains of the company. However, neither his nor Boozer’s official responsibilities could be determined.
“It remains unclear whether Adams and Boozer still work on the venture in a different capacity after quitting their executive posts,” Reuters’ report adds.
