Shares of Trump Media surged on Friday after President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed he would not divest his interest in Truth Social’s parent company. The announcement, which appeared as a post on Truth Social, was Trump’s first written communication since his landslide win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election earlier this week.
Following Trump’s statement, shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) linked to Truth Social, increased by more than 10 percent, prompting a temporary trading halt due to heightened market activity and volatility.
In his Friday morning post, Trump addressed circulating rumors about potential stock sales, labeling them as false and potentially illegal. “There are fake, untrue, and probably illegal rumors and/or statements made by, perhaps, market manipulators or short sellers, that I am interested in selling shares of Truth,” Trump stated, emphasizing his refusal to sell.
“I hereby request that the people who have set off these fake rumors or statements, and who may have done so in the past, be immediately investigated by the appropriate authorities,” he added.
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Shares of Trump Media surged on Friday after President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed he would not divest his interest in Truth Social's parent company. The announcement, which appeared as a post on Truth Social, was Trump's first written communication since his landslide win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election earlier this week.
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The co-founder of ByteDance, parent company of Chinese social media giant TikTok, has become the wealthiest man in China, amassing a fortune of $49.3 billion. Zhang Yiming saw a 43 percent increase in his fortune from the previous year. The 41-year-old stepped down from managing the company in 2021 but retains an ownership stake of approximately 20 percent.
ByteDance’s TikTok claims independence from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state influence, but the United States remains wary. It plans to ban TikTok by January 2025 unless ByteDance divests from it.
According to a Pew Research Center survey, TikTok has become the key news source for young American adults. The survey states that 39 percent of those aged 18 to 29 use the social media platform for news. In 2020, just nine percent of young adults in this age bracket used TikTok to access the news.
“No social media platform we’ve studied has seen faster growth in the share of Americans who regularly turn to it for news,” Pew researchers stated.
While TikTok has officially banned political ads from the platform, it was revealed last month that paid political ads for left-wing groups like ActBlue, a Democrat activist group, were still appearing.
Individual U.S. states have also begun their own action against TikTok. Earlier this month, 14 state attorneys general announced they would be suing the company for negatively impacting the mental and physical health of young people.
The suit alleges that the platform algorithm encourages addictive use and contributes to mental health and body image issues among youth.
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The co-founder of ByteDance, parent company of Chinese social media giant TikTok, has become the wealthiest man in China, amassing a fortune of $49.3 billion. Zhang Yiming saw a 43 percent increase in his fortune from the previous year. The 41-year-old stepped down from managing the company in 2021 but retains an ownership stake of approximately 20 percent.
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Fourteen state attorneys general are taking legal action against the Chinese-owned social mediaTikTok, alleging the video app negatively impacts the mental and physical health of young users. Each attorney general has individually lodged a lawsuit, alleging TikTok’s assurance of safety breaches state laws. The app, a favored video-sharing service among youth, is claimed to have features that render it addictive, contributing to mental health issues among minors.
The suits aim for civil penalties, punitive damages, and a court order for TikTok to alter its algorithm practices. The complaints highlight that TikTok “challenges” have led to injuries, hospitalizations, and fatalities among youths. Additionally, the platform’s algorithm-driven recommendation system is said to encourage addictive use, contributing to mental health and body image issues. Other allegations include that TikTok has knowingly engaged in content promotion that has exacerbated problems such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders among children.
TikTok is denying the allegations. The Chinese-owned social media company claims it has enacted comprehensive safety measures and attempted to collaborate with the state attorneys general over the past two years.
In addition, the Chinese social media company remains engaged in protracted litigation with the U.S. government over its legal status. TikTok currently faces a ban in the U.S. over national security concerns unless it is sold off by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
Adding to its legal woes, TikTok was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for collecting data from children under 13 without consent. The lawsuit claims that TikTok’s content-recommendation system prioritizes user retention and ad revenue at the expense of young people’s mental well-being.
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Fourteen state attorneys general are taking legal action against the Chinese-owned social media TikTok, alleging the video app negatively impacts the mental and physical health of young users. Each attorney general has individually lodged a lawsuit, alleging TikTok's assurance of safety breaches state laws. The app, a favored video-sharing service among youth, is claimed to have features that render it addictive, contributing to mental health issues among minors.
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Footage of Vice President Kamala Harris threatening to weaponize the Department of Justice (DOJ) against social media platforms failing to censor supposed “hate” and “misinformation” to her liking in 2019 is going viral. In a speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Detroit, Michigan, while she was running for the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nomination, then-Senator Harris said she would “put the Department of Justice of the United States back in the business of justice.”
“We will double the Civil Rights Division, and direct law enforcement to counter this extremism,” Harris declared, vowing: “We will hold social media platforms accountable for the hate infiltrating their platforms, because they have a responsibility to help fight against this threat to our democracy. And if you profit off of hate, if you act as a megaphone for misinformation or cyber warfare, if you don’t police your platforms, we are going to hold you accountable as a community.”
Weaponizing the DOJ in this way would likely lead to a significant abridgment of Americans’ First Amendment rights, with “hate” being subjective and the authorities’ definition of “misinformation” previously including accurate information on Hunter Biden’s laptop and vaccine side effects.
Harris, presenting herself as a moderate for her snap 2024 presidential run, campaigned much further to the left during her run at the 2020 nomination, endorsing the decriminalization of unlawful border crossings and taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for criminals and illegal aliens, for instance.
She pushed far-left policies as a state-level politician in California, sponsoring a handgun ban later overturned by the courts and arguing for the authorities to be able to enter lawful gun owners’ homes, among other authoritarian policies.
Footage of Vice President Kamala Harris threatening to weaponize the Department of Justice (DOJ) against social media platforms failing to censor supposed "hate" and "misinformation" to her liking in 2019 is going viral. In a speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Detroit, Michigan, while she was running for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination, then-Senator Harris said she would "put the Department of Justice of the United States back in the business of justice."
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Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown, a former Spice Girls member, is advocating for the introduction of Afro-hair emojis on digital devices worldwide. The call comes from a campaign led by Rise 365, a youth-driven organization, which complains that out of nearly 4,000 existing emojis, none depict hairstyles commonly worn by black or mixed-race individuals. The group is urging the Unicode Consortium, the entity responsible for deciding emoji distribution globally, to expand its range of symbols.
On social media, Bown is encouraging the public to search for “Afro Hair” online to raise awareness for the campaign. “The proposed emojis we’re hoping to get on our phones soon: Afro, Locs, Waves & Braids,” she explained, adding: “You can help by searching ‘Afro Hair’ on Google as manyyyyyy times as possible before [the] end of the month so we can bring change to our phones.”
Joyclen Brodie-Mends Buffong, founder of Rise 365, claims Afro-hair emojis are required to address so-called “texturism,” which refers to prejudice against kinkier, tightly curled hair. The campaign seeks to initiate broader discussions about alleged Afro-hair discrimination and catalyze change, starting with emojis.
The Unicode Consortium had recently announced the addition of new emojis, such as a tired face and a leafless tree, but none included Afro hair. Designs for four new Afro hair emojis, created by Rise 365, are set to be submitted for consideration in April.
Melanie 'Mel B' Brown, a former Spice Girls member, is advocating for the introduction of Afro-hair emojis on digital devices worldwide. The call comes from a campaign led by Rise 365, a youth-driven organization, which complains that out of nearly 4,000 existing emojis, none depict hairstyles commonly worn by black or mixed-race individuals. The group is urging the Unicode Consortium, the entity responsible for deciding emoji distribution globally, to expand its range of symbols.
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Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro allegedly used taxpayer money to conduct a training event for Democrat-friendly social media influencers. The ‘Democracy Summer Camp’ held on July 25 was designed to educate participants on encouraging their likely liberal audiences to vote and recognizing so-called misinformation online.
The State of Pennsylvania reportedly funded this day-long event, inviting 43 influencers. None of those invited appear to have had Republican sympathies, with approximately 70 percent having openly liberal social media profiles.
The remainder of the influencers came from demographics historically supportive of the Democratic Party, such as college students and African Americans.
Critics, including Pennsylvania State Representative Seth Grove, expressed concern over the event’s partisan nature: “Having the governor’s office use taxpayer funds to only have Democrat social media influencers… is very, very sketchy and was a waste of taxpayer dollars,” he argued.
“That was a cost to the taxpayers to do campaign work. I don’t believe for a second they had any interest in inviting Republicans… it was lopsided and targeted to Democratic influencers.”
Governor Shapiro, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) veteran once considered a front-runner for Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick, seems to be copying a tactic used by the Biden-Harris regime in recent years by using social media influencers to disseminate Democratic messaging.
This has backfired on the Biden-Harris regime several times, however, including when a transgender influencer named Rose Montoya exposed his faux “breasts” at the White House during a Pride party last year.
The Democrats and allied super PACs have paid over a million dollars to social media influencers to support Democrat campaigns, including President Joe Biden’s, before he dropped out of the presidential race.
Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro allegedly used taxpayer money to conduct a training event for Democrat-friendly social media influencers. The 'Democracy Summer Camp' held on July 25 was designed to educate participants on encouraging their likely liberal audiences to vote and recognizing so-called misinformation online.
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Following Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes’ move to ban the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) the country joins a new club of totalitarian countries that have also prohibited the website. Brazil, a member of the BRICS economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has entered a new “BRIC” club of themselves, Russia, Iran, and China, who have all banned or limited public access to X within their countries.
Also inside the new club of nations are even more nakedly totalitarian countries like Myanmar, formerly Burma, Venezuela, and North Korea.
Many X users in countries where the social media platform is banned or given limited access can use virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent the bans. In Brazil, however, such activity could cost users as much as R$50,000 ($8,882 USD) per day in fines under the new rules.
Judge de Moraes has also demanded that tech giants Google and Apple remove the X app from their mobile stores within the next five days.
ONE-MAN CRUSADE AGAINST X.
The move to ban X comes after months of conflict between the platform and Judge de Moraes, which reached the point that the platform’s owner, ElonMusk, ordered his staff to leave the country or laid them off. Musk went so far as to shut down their physical office over alleged arrest threats and censorship demands.
The Supreme Court and Musk have been battling over the banning of accounts labeled “digital militias” that were accused of spreading “fake news” and “hate” during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s government. Musk reacted to the ban on Friday afternoon, stating, “The oppressive regime in Brazil is so afraid of the people learning the truth that they will bankrupt anyone who tries.”
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Following Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes' move to ban the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) the country joins a new club of totalitarian countries that have also prohibited the website. Brazil, a member of the BRICS economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has entered a new "BRIC" club of themselves, Russia, Iran, and China, who have all banned or limited public access to X within their countries.
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A French judge has placed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation for alleged involvement in organized crime activities on the messaging platform. The judge granted Durov bail under the conditions that he pay five million euros, report twice weekly to the police, and remain in French territory.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau claims there are sufficient grounds to pursue an investigation into the charges for which Durov was detained four days prior. These include allegations of complicity in facilitating illegal transactions, dissemination of child sex abuse images, drug trafficking, fraud, refusal to provide information to authorities, and money laundering.
Under French law, a formal investigation is not indicative of guilt and will not necessarily lead to a trial. Still, it signifies that judges believe there is adequate evidence for a full probe, which could last several years.
French authorities initiated an introductory indictment in July. Telegram has made limited remarks on the arrest, stating it complies with European Union (EU) censorship regulations and rejecting liability for platform abuse.
NOT ‘POLITICAL.’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron claims Durov’s arrest is not political, insisting “France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication [and] will remain so.”
This is flatly untrue, as speech is heavily regulated in France. For instance, a woman in her fifties who called Macron “filth” in a Facebook post was arrested for the crime of “insulting the President of the Republic” in 2023.
Many believe the decision to hold Durov, a Russian who also has citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), responsible for allegedly criminal content on Telegram smacks of two-tier justice. Of 36 million reports of child sexual abuse material in 2023, 85 percent were on Meta platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—yet leftist owner Mark Zuckerberg is not held personally accountable for such activities.
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A French judge has placed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation for alleged involvement in organized crime activities on the messaging platform. The judge granted Durov bail under the conditions that he pay five million euros, report twice weekly to the police, and remain in French territory.
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Pavel Durov, CEO and founder of the social media app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, on Saturday. The multi-billionaire was taken into custody upon landing his private jet. The 39-year-old’s detention is linked to a warrant concerning issues related to the Telegram messaging app.
The Russian Embassy in France has begun efforts to obtain details about Durov’s arrest, with critics alleging the detention is actually because Telegram is often used to share content inconvenient for Western authorities and their global wars.
France alleges Durov and his platform have failed to comply with government orders to crack down on drug trafficking, child sexual content, and fraud. Durov’s lawyers have scoffed at the claims, likening them to blaming a car manufacturer for an accident or for its cars being used for crimes.
Telegram, first released in 2013, has gained prominence in Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet states. Despite a ban in Russia in 2018, the messaging app resumed operations in 2021. The National Pulse is available on Telegram here.
The case is now being represented as a major freedom of speech issue in the Western world, with critics pointing out that it is the European Union, not Russia, that finally arrested Durov.
Telegram has almost a billion global users, and Durov is believed to be worth around $10 billion. Recently, he claimed to have fathered over 100 children around the world through his work as a sperm donor.
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Pavel Durov, CEO and founder of the social media app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, on Saturday. The multi-billionaire was taken into custody upon landing his private jet. The 39-year-old’s detention is linked to a warrant concerning issues related to the Telegram messaging app.
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Former President Donald J. Trump has returned to X (formerly Twitter) with a string of posts made just after noon on Monday. The 2024 Republican presidential nominee had largely been absent from the social platform since the then-sitting President’s account was suspended on January 8, 2021, by the company’s former ownership under Jack Dorsey.
Since his suspension over three years ago, the former Republican President founded his own social media company, Truth Social, which went public earlier this year—earning Trump billions. Over the past two years, an exclusivity agreement with Truth Social had largely kept Trump from other social media platforms. However, it is believed that the deal has since expired.
Trump’s first post on X—since he posted his Georgia mugshot on August 24, 2023—came just after 11:00 AM in the form of a 2-minute video regarding the Biden-Harris Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawfare campaign against him. However, some speculated that the video may have just been a mis-posted ad, as the Trump campaign began running paid political ads on the former President’s account late Sunday night.
However, just after noon, the social media account saw a series of messages starting with the former President posting: “Are you better off now than you were when I was president?”
“Our economy is shattered. Our border has been erased. We’re a nation in decline,” Trump continued before adding: “Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again!”
Since then, the former President has taken to X to promote his interview with the social platform’s owner, Elon Musk, which is set to happen Monday at 8:00 PM. In addition, Trump has posted several other campaign-related videos, including one highlighting his opponent, Kamala Harris‘ radical liberal record.
Are you better off now than you were when I was president?
Our economy is shattered. Our border has been erased. We're a nation in decline.
Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again!
The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is now threatening tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk, demanding he censor his August 12 evening interview with former President Donald J. Trump. European Commissioner Thierry Breton posted a letter on X, demanding Musk adhere to the E.U.’s Digital Services Act (DSA), specifically about spreading any disinformation, hatred, or incitement to violence.
Thierry’s letter also mentions recent unrest, referring to the anti-mass migration protests and riots in the U.K. over the last two weeks. Musk has been vocal about his criticism of the U.K. government’s handling of the situation, specifically the accusations that British police engage in two-tier policing practices, with allegations they have allowed Muslim mobs to run riot while cracking down hard on white British protestors.
UK GOVT PANICS.
U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also attempted to issue a warning to Musk last week. The technology mogul was told that it was dangerous to call out two-tier policing, which Starmer claimed put officers in danger.
Now, The National Pulse understands the British government will be tuned into the Trump-Musk interview, nervous of what both men might say about the nation’s crackdown on free speech and mass arrests of anti-mass migration activists.
The UK government and press are planning to watch @elonmusk's interview with @realDonaldTrump closely tonight.
The government is apparently fearful of Trump criticizing their approach to recent anti-mass migration protests, arrests, and a crackdown on free speech in the UK.
According to E.U. Commissioner Breton, the bloc is ready to “make full use of our toolbox, including by adopting interim measures,” against Musk and X if the E.U. feels the Trump interview violates E.U. regulations.
Social media users immediately labeled the letter a sign of foreign election interference in the U.S.’s 2024 presidential race, while Musk replied, “Bonjour!” In another post, Musk appears to brush off the threats, likening Breton to a French character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The European Union has been threatening censorship and action against Musk for months under the DSA, with Breton declaring last December that the bloc was going after X. Musk, meanwhile, went public in July about an alleged illegal secret deal the European Union offered to tech giants to quietly censor posts on their respective platforms.
“The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not,” Musk said.
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Former President Donald J. Trump has returned to X (formerly Twitter) with a string of posts made just after noon on Monday. The 2024 Republican presidential nominee had largely been absent from the social platform since the then-sitting President's account was suspended on January 8, 2021, by the company's former ownership under Jack Dorsey.
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