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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". [1] Founded in 2021, [2] it aims to provide "cancel-proof" hosting services. The company's CEO, Martin Avila, has described the company as "absolutely ideological". [3]

It provided the original infrastructure for the Donald Trump-backed social media network Truth Social. [4] [5]

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. [6]

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