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Trump Puts Shares of His Media Company in a Trust

A regulatory filing showed that the president-elect transferred some 115 million shares of Trump Media to a trust controlled by his son Donald Trump Jr.

By Matthew Goldstein

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What Did Kash Patel, Trump’s F.B.I. Pick, Do at Truth Social?

Mr. Patel was directly involved in building a case that two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology mismanaged the debut of Truth Social in 2022. He was paid about $130,000 as a consultant.

By Matthew Goldstein

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Truth Social Owner May Develop Crypto Platform Called TruthFi

The parent company of Truth Social filed a trademark application for a crypto payment service it called TruthFi.

By Matthew Goldstein David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily Flitter

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Election Reveals Right-Wing Shift of Social Media Platforms

If the election underscored anything about the internet, it was the ascendancy of social platforms for the right. That puts Democrats at a disadvantage.

By Sheera Frenkel

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