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Google Barring Truth Social From Play Store Due To 'Insufficient
Content Moderation'

Last week, Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes claimed that it was "up to
Google" to approve the App for download on the Play Store platform,
claiming in a statement to Just the News' John Solomon: "we're waiting
on them to approve us, and I don't know what's taking so long."

"They could approve it tomorrow and it would be live for all the
people who have now pre-ordered," Nunes continued, adding: "We have
built this from the ground up, brick-by-brick, so that we can't be
canceled. But the two companies that we have to work with specifically
for the apps, which is the Google Play Store and Apple to be in their
app store - everyone is beholden to them."

Not so fast, says Google - who told Axios that the app hasn't been
approved for distribution due to "insufficient content moderation."

"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," a spokesperson said, adding "Last week Truth Social wrote back
acknowledging our feedback and saying that they are working on
addressing these issues."

More via Axios:

Details: A source says that Google's concerns relate to content such
as physical threats and incitements to violence.

    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.
    For example, in response to a post from former Trump national
security adviser Michael Flynn, an account called "TheVictim24" posted
last week, "It's be nice if you people weren't just okay with the
military and police stage a rebellion and framing civilians. Zero
people trust the police and if the military comes in, we'll kill them.
Someone admit this nation needs to be nuked because it's satanic."
    That post wasn't labeled.

Workaround: Truth Social could offer Android users a version of its
app via its website or other channels — an option not available to
developers on Apple's iOS mobile operating system — but the company
has not done so.

The big picture: Truth Social's technological challenges come amid
broader financial and legal disputes.

    The company owes one of its tech vendors over $1.6 million, Axios
has confirmed, and the blank-check company looking to merge with it
and take it public is under investigation by federal securities
regulators.

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As Axios concludes, since Truth Social isn't available on Android OS,
around 44% of US smartphone users can't download it.