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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Sweney and agencies

‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts

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Donald Trump holding up a printout of a Truth Social post this month. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own, affecting national security and financial markets.

The move announced on Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news first from top Truth Social contributors so they could profit off subsequent moves in stocks, bonds and interest rates.

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