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Truth Social charges over 10 firms $100k/month for post access

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Truth Social is generating significant revenue by charging over ten companies up to $100,000 per month for API access to its posts. This data access is reportedly being used for AI training purposes. The platform, founded by Donald Trump, is leveraging its user-generated content to create a new income stream, with companies like X (formerly Twitter) and Mastodon potentially being competitors or beneficiaries in the broader social media data landscape. AI

IMPACT This move highlights a new revenue stream for social media platforms, potentially increasing the cost and availability of data for AI training.

RANK_REASON Significant revenue generation from a social media platform selling API access for AI training. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Truth Social charges over 10 firms $100k/month for post access

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Significant revenue generation from a social media platform selling API access for AI training. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts Article URL: https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/ce3q5nxp gk1o Comments URL: https://

    More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts Article URL: https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/ce3q5nxp gk1o Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9255672 Points: 14 # Comments: 2 https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/ce3q5nxp gk1o # Tech…

    LINKS bbc.com/…/ce3q5nxpgk1o

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