Parler
Parler is a social networking service. It has been described as an alternative to Twitter, and like Gab, users include those banned from mainstream social networks or opposing their moderation policies. There was a coordinated effort to oust it's founder John Matze from the company in 2021.
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The Guardian expose 2020
In July 2020, The Guardian revealed that at least 14 Conservative MPs had joined Parler. They were accused of extremism and included:[1]
2021 Take down
Russiagate accusations tried to link Parler to Russia.[2] After suggestuions that Parler was used to coordinate the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, several companies denied service and Apple and Google removed Parler's mobile app from their stores. Parler went offline entirely from January 10th 2021 on, after Amazon Web Services canceled its hosting services.[3][4][5][6] A total of twenty (or more) of Parler’s vendors and contractors have abandoned their service commitments with the social media firm – pointing to an obvious coordinated racketeering operation behind the scenes designed to put them out of business.[7]
Ousting of John Matze
John Matze the CEO and founder started to receive death threats.[8][9] He was dismissed by the board of the company on 29th January, on the initiative of Rebekah Mercer and Dan Bongino.[10][11][12] He reportedly clashed with Mercer over how to deal with the spread of violent messages on the platform in the wake of January 6th; afterwards the leadership stole his 40% stake in the company, according to Matze.[13]
The company was then headed by George Farmer (married to Candace Owens since 2019), who took on the role as CEO in May 2021 and who left in April 2023.[14]
Parler on Wikispooks
| Has parler | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| The Duran | https://Parler.com/profile/theduran | Alternative view on US/Nato foreign policy. |
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/17/revealed-tory-mps-and-commentators-who-joined-banned-app-parler
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jan/19/parler-website-partially-returns-with-support-from-russian-owned-technology-firm
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6weryikO5o saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/09/amazon-drops-parler-from-its-web-hosting-service.html
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/tech/parler-ceo-john-matze-shocking-restrictions-amazon-apple-google
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/parler-website-app-down-offline-longer-expected-ceo-john-matze-1560384
- ↑ https://21stcenturywire.com/2021/01/13/parler-ceo-theres-nothing-left-after-silicon-valley-cartels-organized-racketeering/
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/parler-ceo-john-matze-goes-into-hiding-after-death-threats/
- ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13722376/parler-ceo-john-matze-death-threats/
- ↑ https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/parler-ceo-john-matze-has-been-fired/
- ↑ https://reclaimthenet.org/parler-ceo-john-matze-fired/
- ↑ https://gizmodo.com/far-right-site-gab-is-very-mad-their-favorite-one-term-1847204130
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/media/parlers-ex-ceo-john-matze-wants-to-fix-social-media-with-new-hedgehog-app/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Farmer_(businessman)&oldid=1272558451
