Trump Media announced the plan earlier this month for paid, real-time access to its most influential accounts. Today the API went live, with subscriptions as high as $100,000 per month. Other platforms offer similar API services, but none of those count the sitting US president as its most influential user and its largest shareholder. [Link: Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/trump-truth-social-early-access | The Guardian]

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

By selling early access to his posts on Truth Social, Trump is selling the ability to move markets to anyone willing to pay the price.