Parler
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| Web address | parler |
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Type of site
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Social network service and Micro-blogging |
| Registration | Required (to post, follow, or have followers) |
| Available in | English |
| Written in | PHP |
| Owner | Mark Meckler (Interim CEO) |
| Launched | 2018 |
| Current status | Active |
Parler is an American alt-tech social networking service and alternative to Twitter. Its name is the French word for "to speak" (and is pronounced like "parlor"). It was founded in 2018 and based in Henderson, Nevada by John Matze and Jared Thomson.[1] The site is populated with a majority of right-wing users, although all are welcome. Famous users include Candace Owens, Laura Loomer, Mike Lee, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Roger Stone. In June of 2020, Parler gained many users, and more celebrities including Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Dan Bongino, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr. As of early 2021, Parler currently had around 1,000,000 users.
Parler, much like Gab, another prominent alt-tech social networking site, did not initially engage in censorship against controversial viewpoints. For this very reason, Parler has been subject to the usual condemnation from the mainstream media and other politically correct organizations as being a hotbed for conspiracy theorists, far-right extremists, white supremacists, antisemites, and Islamophobes,[2] despite having over 200,000 Arabic users online by early 2021.[3] Unfortunately, to sign up for a Parler account, a mobile phone number is needed when registering, which effectively blocks those who do not have cell phones from obtaining an account.
Hate speech is not a bannable offense on Parler according to its company's former CEO, John Matze.[4]
Contents
Parler banned from Amazon, Apple and Google
In what has been described as a Marxist assault on free speech, the First Amendment, and human rights, Parler was banned by Apple, Inc., Google and Amazon.com.[5]
Change of leadership
On 29 January 2021, John Matze, the first CEO of Parler, lost his position at the company. Allegations have surfaced that The Trump Organization, the family business of the then-recently departed former President of the United States, Donald Trump, received an offer from Parler of a 40 percent stake in the company, in return for Trump opening a verified account with Parler. John Matze opposed this, fearing that Trump would take the company over by the force of his personality.[6]
Shortly after his leavetaking, Matze released a personal statement saying the company's Board did not agree with him on a vision for a platform dedicated to freedom of speech and "more product stability." Dan Bongino, who owns a twenty-percent stake, hotly disputed Matze's claims and version of events. Bongino has not, thus far, responded directly to the specific allegation that an attempt by the Trump organization to obtain a 40 percent stake occasioned the rupture between Matze and the board.
Rebekah Mercer, daughter of financier Robert Mercer, in fact holds the controlling vote. Dan Bongino holds twenty percent of the company. A third owner, to whom Dan Bongino refers without naming, holds the remaining stake, however large it might be.
Return of Parler and censorship
On 15 February 2021, on or about midnight EST, Parler returned to full functionality.[7] The CEO of SkySilk, Parler's new cloud hosting provider, said "SkySilk does not advocate nor condone hate, rather, it advocates the right to private judgement and rejects the role of being the judge, jury and executioner."[8] The Parler app returned to Apple's App Store in May 2021 on the condition that posts labelled "hate" by the platform would be invisible to iPhone users by default.[9]
Mark Meckler now holds the post of Interim CEO, while Parler searches for a permanent CEO.[10]
References
- ↑ https://home.parler.com/about/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parler
- ↑ https://www.thedailybeast.com/about-200000-saudi-arabian-users-suddenly-flood-parler-a-pro-trump-twitter-alternative
- ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/5/parler-ceo-says-up-and-coming-social-media-service/
- ↑ https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/11/amazon-google-and-apple-are-enemies-of-the-first-amendment/
- ↑ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership
- ↑ https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2021/02/15/news/parler-returns/
- ↑ https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3827737/parler-spurns-aws-partnering-skysilk-for-cloud-comeback
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/22/this-week-in-apps-google-i-o-hits-and-misses-snap-goes-shopping-parler-returns-to-app-store/
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9262721/Parler-announces-relaunch-Mark-Meckler-interim-CEO.html
