The Loneliest Room With the Biggest Megaphone Truth Social opened its doors in February 2022, billed as the answer to a man who had just gotten the boot from Twitter. Donald Trump, freshly banned, needed somewhere to type in all caps, and Trump Media & Technology Group built him a house for it. The pitch was freedom: "open, free, and honest global conversation," no censorship, no gatekeepers. The fine print, however, undercut the pitch. Users posting pro-choice content or dis