RightForge
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{{Short description|Internet hosting company}}
RightForge is a conservative American limited liability company aimed at providing internet hosting for conservative causes that describes itself as "The first global Internet infrastructure company committed to American principles online".{{Cite news|first1=Sara|last1=Fischer|first2=Dan|last2=Primack|title=Right wing builds its own echo chamber|url=https://www.axios.com/conservative-social-media-crypto-publishing-internet-56a77cbd-89c6-480a-a8a4-6092b7eea481.html|date=December 12, 2021|website=Axios|language=en}} Founded in 2021,{{Cite web |title=SEC FORM D/A |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859289/000185928921000005/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=www.sec.gov}} it aims to provide "cancel-proof" hosting services. The company's CEO, Martin Avila, has described the company as "absolutely ideological".{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Adam |date=September 7, 2021 |title=Amid Big Tech fight, web hosting company gives conservatives a cancel-proof alternative |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/big-tech-fight-web-hosting-company-conservatives-cancel-proof-alternative |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}
It provided the original infrastructure for the Donald Trump-backed social media network Truth Social.{{Cite web|last=Crum|first=Rex|date=October 26, 2021|title=Just what is RightForge, the company hosting Trump's TRUTH Social? |website=Seeking Alpha|language=en |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3758340-just-what-is-rightforge-the-company-hosting-trumps-truth-social|access-date=February 22, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Internet infrastructure company RightForge to host Trump's TRUTH Social- Axios |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/internet-infrastructure-company-rightforge-host-trumps-truth-social-axios-2021-10-26/ |access-date=May 9, 2022}}
In late August 2022, Fox Business reported that RightForge had claimed that it was owed $1.6M by Truth Social, and was planning legal action over the dispute.{{Cite web |last=Gasparino |first=Charlie |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Trump's social media app facing financial fallout |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/trump-social-media-app-facing-financial-fallout |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}
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Category:Technology companies of the United States
Category:2021 establishments in the United States
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