Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?

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Founded in 2018, Parler bills itself as a ‘free speech’ social network. Defined as an ‘alt-tech version of Twitter’, the social media platform was banned last year for certain periods by Google and Apple in the aftermath of the 6 January attack on the US Capitol American rapper Kanye West is buying Parler, a conservative social media platform, for an undisclosed amount. Parler billed itself as a “free speech” social network which meant it lacks content moderation, and hence, posts that might be categorised as hate speech flourish on the platform. Apple said last year that Parler has posts containing “direct threats of violence and calls to incite lawless action.” It had also termed the social media platform’s processes to check the spread of “dangerous and illegal” content “insufficient”, reports CNN. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Ye said he was motivated to buy Parler as social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter are “too restrictive” when it comes to user speech.

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What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform
9 months ago

What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Before Truth Social, there was a short-lived blog on Trump’s personal website called “From the Desk of …

Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early next year
1 year ago

Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early next year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The social media platform Parler, which caters to right-wing voices and was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, is relaunching ahead of next year’s presidential elections. The new owners of the company announced this week the platform is preparing for a “powerful resurgence” that emphasizes “a return to its roots as a robust marketplace of …

Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD

The Hindu  

All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. “There isn’t a week that goes by that we don’t have a doxxing situation for somebody in our community that we have to come in and help them …

Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all
2 years ago

Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite an October statement hailing a world-changing deal to purchase the right-wing social …

Kanye’s purchase of social network Parler falls through amid ongoing antisemitic tirade
2 years ago

Kanye’s purchase of social network Parler falls through amid ongoing antisemitic tirade

LA Times  

Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, speaks at church in Houston in 2019. After weeks of virulent antisemitism, Kanye West is no longer set to buy the right-leaning social network Parler, the company announced Thursday. “Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” the company …

Elon Musk alleges ‘Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store’
2 years ago

Elon Musk alleges ‘Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets on Monday that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. He later tagged Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's Twitter account in another tweet, asking "what's going on here?" Companies from …

‘Testing testing seeing…’: Kanye West returns to Twitter, Elon Musk welcomes him
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Testing testing seeing…’: Kanye West returns to Twitter, Elon Musk welcomes him

Hindustan Times  

Kanye West appears to have returned to Twitter as the rapper wrote on the social media platform on Sunday, “Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked." Kanye West’s latest tweet drew mixed reactions from users, with some celebrating his return and others remarking, “Oh no.” The rapper's account was banned on October 9 after he said he was going …

Musk says he had no role in bringing Kanye West back on Twitter
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk says he had no role in bringing Kanye West back on Twitter

Hindustan Times  

Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Friday that he did not have a hand in reinstating rapper Kanye West's account, which was suspended by the micro-blogging site earlier this month for posting anti-Semitic remarks. The billionaire said Twitter had restored the account of the rapper, now known as Ye, before the completion of the social media platform's $44 billion takeover late …

What to know about Parler, the right-wing platform that Ye plans to buy
2 years, 2 months ago

What to know about Parler, the right-wing platform that Ye plans to buy

LA Times  

Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office with President Trump on Oct. 11, 2018. The platform describes itself as a “welcoming, nonpartisan Public Square” that prides itself on not limiting users’ speech — even when it is offensive, such as the comments Ye made this month. Twitter suspended Ye’s account after he said he was going …

Trump's social media company collapses in price after Kanye West's Parler move: report
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump's social media company collapses in price after Kanye West's Parler move: report

Raw Story  

According to Forbes, Monday's announcement that pro-Trump rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, is acquiring the right-wing social media platform Parler sent the share price tumbling for the "blank check" company in charge of former President Donald Trump's own Twitter alternative. "Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the special purpose acquisition company with turbulent plans to merge with Truth …

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler

Associated Press  

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. Even among the new breed of largely right-wing, far-right and libertarian social apps that purport to support free speech by having looser rules and moderation, Parler’s user base is tiny — and …

Kanye West and Parler: How the right-wing social network fits into his business empire.
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West and Parler: How the right-wing social network fits into his business empire.

Slate  

It’s been quite a month for the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. After severing business ties with Gap in September, Ye went on to generate an almost endless series of ugly headlines: being lambasted for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt alongside conservative pundit Candace Owens, defending said shirt on Tucker Carlson’s show, telling Carlson a bunch of other …

Parler CEO calls Kanye West a ‘victim of cancellation’
2 years, 2 months ago

Parler CEO calls Kanye West a ‘victim of cancellation’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr West was locked out of …

Kanye West to Buy Social Media App Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to Buy Social Media App Parler

News 18  

-Parlement Technologies, the parent company of social media app Parler, said on Monday that it will be acquired by rapper Kanye West, who legally changed his name to simply Ye last year. Ye's Instagram and Twitter accounts have been restricted before, most recently this month when social media platforms removed his posts that online users condemned as anti-Semitic. social The …

Kanye West to buy social media app Parler: ‘Have right to freely express’
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy social media app Parler: ‘Have right to freely express’

Hindustan Times  

Parlement Technologies, the parent company of social media app Parler, said on Monday that it will be acquired by rapper Kanye West, who legally changed his name to simply Ye last year. Ye's Instagram and Twitter accounts have been restricted before, most recently this month when social media platforms removed his posts that online users condemned as anti-Semitic. Last month …

Kanye West to buy struggling right-wing social media platform after getting suspended for anti-Semitic rants
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy struggling right-wing social media platform after getting suspended for anti-Semitic rants

Raw Story  

Trump-supporting rapper Kanye West has come up with a solution to his recent suspensions from both Twitter and Instagram. In justifying his purchase of Parler, West said that his goal was to defend conservatives' "free speech" rights from the tyranny of big tech. In fact, West got suspended from Twitter and Instagram not for posting any traditionally "conservative" opinion, but …

Kanye West to buy conservative social media app Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy conservative social media app Parler

Al Jazeera  

The deal comes as the rapper was locked out of Twitter and Instagram a week ago over anti-Semitic posts. American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by the name of Ye, has proposed to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among US conservatives, days after being booted off Twitter and Instagram over anti-Semitic posts. Ye, also a fashion designer, …

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

NPR  

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has entered into an agreement to purchase Parler, a social media site popular with Trump loyalists, the company announced on Monday. Parler's failure to remove violent and hateful posts following the Capitol …

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report

Live Mint  

A United States appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that reportedly bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” a setback for technology industry groups that say the measure would turn platforms into bastions of dangerous content, according to Reuters report. Judge Andrew Oldham, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, wrote in …

Social media app Parler returns to Google’s Play Store after tech firms earlier cut ties with it
2 years, 3 months ago

Social media app Parler returns to Google’s Play Store after tech firms earlier cut ties with it

The Hindu  

Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than one and a half years after the Alphabet Inc.-owned company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol …

What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’
2 years, 7 months ago

What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s platform to “stand up to the tyranny of …

Why has Elon Musk bought Twitter and what changes could he make to the social media giant
2 years, 7 months ago

Why has Elon Musk bought Twitter and what changes could he make to the social media giant

Daily Mail  

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's $44billion bid to buy the social media giant, with the Tesla and SpaceX boss pledging to boost free speech on the platform so it can fulfil its potential as the world's 'digital town square'. Elon Musk's decision to take Twitter private is likely to have major ramifications for the social media site's 300 million users …

Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
2 years, 7 months ago

Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?

Associated Press  

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. Musk appeared to criticize Twitter’s permanent ban of President Donald Trump last year for messages that …

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal stirs free speech, disinformation debate
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal stirs free speech, disinformation debate

Al Jazeera  

Billionaire Elon Musk’s likely acquisition of Twitter has stirred a debate in the United States around freedom of speech and the role of social media platforms in regulating the flow of information. But Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a prominent Republican and potential 2024 presidential candidate, said Musk’s offer to buy Twitter “raises the prospect that the platform will be a …

Twitterati Wants Elon Musk to Buy Twitter and Not Start A New Social Media Platform
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitterati Wants Elon Musk to Buy Twitter and Not Start A New Social Media Platform

News 18  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently expressed his interest in launching his own social media platform that won’t undermine “free speech”. But many fans are also asking Musk to buy Twitter instead of starting his own social media platform. Elon Musk may actually buy Twitter.” I wish Elon Musk would just buy Twitter already. We need you to make it happen.— …

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform

CNN  

New York CNN — Elon Musk said he is giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform in a tweet Saturday. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy,” Musk tweeted Friday. After Musk asked his Twitter followers in November if he should sell a …

Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter

NPR  

Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Truth Social, the fledgling social media platform created by former President Donald Trump that bills itself as "free from political discrimination," launched Monday. Sponsor Message Truth Social joins a …

Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. “Due to massive demand, we have placed you on our waitlist,” read a …

Trump’s social media app launches a year after Twitter ban
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s social media app launches a year after Twitter ban

LA Times  

Former President Trump is hoping the millions who followed him on Twitter will move to his new social media app, Truth Social. Former President Trump’s social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter was launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech a year after he was …

A year after Trump purge, ‘alt-tech’ offers far-right refuge
2 years, 10 months ago

A year after Trump purge, ‘alt-tech’ offers far-right refuge

Associated Press  

Philip Anderson is no fan of online content moderation. “We tolerate ‘offensive’ but legal speech,” site creator Andrew Torba wrote in an email to Gab subscribers recently. Torba wrote in an email to the AP that he envisions Gab will someday be “the backbone of the consumer free speech Internet” and rival Facebook and Google. “It’s much more about us …

'TRUTH Social': Donald Trump to launch his own social media network
3 years, 2 months ago

'TRUTH Social': Donald Trump to launch his own social media network

India TV News  

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump has spoken about launching his own social media site ever since he was barred from Twitter and Facebook. Meanwhile, Trump's longtime aide Jason …

Ex-US President Donald Trump announces social media site
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-US President Donald Trump announces social media site

Al Jazeera  

The launch of the platform, dubbed TRUTH Social, comes months after Trump was banned from most major social media sites. Former United States President Donald Trump has announced the launch of his own social media platform, nine months after being expelled from all major sites for his role in allegedly inciting violence at the US Capitol following his election defeat …

Donald Trump's Former Aide Launches 'GETTR' To Rival Twitter, Will Ex-President Finally Get To Be On Social Media?
3 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump's Former Aide Launches 'GETTR' To Rival Twitter, Will Ex-President Finally Get To Be On Social Media?

ABP News  

New Delhi: Donald Trump’s former senior advisor Jason Miller has launched a social media platform named "GETTR", in a bid to act against social media platforms censoring content that is alleged to be false or instigative. After Twitter suspended Donald Trump's account in January, he took to the official @POTUS account to accuse the platform of conspiring with "Democrats and …

Apple to Bring Social Media Platform Parler Back to App Store
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple to Bring Social Media Platform Parler Back to App Store

News 18  

Apple will bring social media app Parler, favored by US conservatives, back to its App Store after the iPhone maker pulled it following the deadly January 6 US Capitol riot, according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers. The letter, obtained by Reuters, said that after substantial conversations with Parler, the app had proposed updates to its app and …

No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world
3 years, 9 months ago

No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world

Associated Press  

It’s becoming increasingly clear that for Facebook, there is no returning to its habits of the past. “They don’t want to be the arbiters of free speech,” said Cliff Lampe, a professor studying social media platforms, moderation and misinformation at the University of Michigan. “Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with …

Parler blocked by Apple again because it can’t stop users posting Nazi symbols, misogyny, and homophobia
3 years, 9 months ago

Parler blocked by Apple again because it can’t stop users posting Nazi symbols, misogyny, and homophobia

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Right-wing social media app Parler has reportedly been blocked from rejoining Apple’s App …

Parler, the conservative social media platform, back online
3 years, 10 months ago

Parler, the conservative social media platform, back online

Al Jazeera  

Removed from web hosting services in January, Parler is a favourite of conservatives who decry ‘censorship’. Parler, the social media platform popular among conservatives, is back online and ready to take on “big tech”, the company announced on Monday. “Parler, the world’s #1 free speech social media platform with over 20 million users, is announcing its official relaunch today, built …

Chief of social media app Parler says board fired him
3 years, 10 months ago

Chief of social media app Parler says board fired him

Al Jazeera  

Parler, which has been removed from app stores and web hosting services, had become a platform for far-right groups. The board of Parler, a social media platform backed by Republican Party donor Rebekah Mercer and favoured by conservatives in the United States, has fired its Chief Executive Officer John Matze, he said. “Over the past few months, I’ve met constant …

Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned service
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned service

LA Times  

Pro-Trump supporters riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and persistence against all odds,” Chief Executive John Matze wrote in a new post, the latest since Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the site and it was banned from Apple Inc.’s and Google’s app stores. We are becoming closer and stronger as …

Tory MPs joined right-wing ‘free speech’ platform Parler – report
3 years, 11 months ago

Tory MPs joined right-wing ‘free speech’ platform Parler – report

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} More than a …

Trump backers seek online refuges after big tech backlash
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump backers seek online refuges after big tech backlash

Associated Press  

Online supporters of President Donald Trump are scattering to smaller social media platforms, fleeing what they say is unfair treatment by Facebook, Twitter and other big tech firms looking to squelch misinformation and threats of violence. “We’re going to see less opportunity to radicalize new people” on mainstream platforms, Kate Starbird, a leading misinformation expert at the University of Washington …

‘It could be never’: Parler CEO says social app may not return
3 years, 11 months ago

‘It could be never’: Parler CEO says social app may not return

Al Jazeera  

Several online service providers including Amazon, Apple and Google have cut off Parler following the storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters, accusing it of allowing violent content. Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by prominent service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, …

Amazon seeks to keep conservative app Parler offline
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon seeks to keep conservative app Parler offline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seattle-based Amazon com, Inc. has …

The Parler Bans Open a New Front in the 'Free Speech' Wars
3 years, 11 months ago

The Parler Bans Open a New Front in the 'Free Speech' Wars

Wired  

This was supposed to be Parler’s time to shine. Even as reports swirled that the platform had played a role in fomenting last week’s assault on the Capitol, Parler surged to become the top free app in Apple’s App Store. Over the weekend, Apple and Google told Parler that they were banning its mobile app from their app stores, and …

Parler operating off free trial software before right-wing app was removed from the internet
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler operating off free trial software before right-wing app was removed from the internet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parler, the notorious right-wing social media app, was using a free trial of …

What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?

The Hindu  

Before Apple Inc banned Parler from its App Store store on Saturday, the social media site topped the charts as the most popular free app on its App Store in the United States. The app has largely attracted U.S. conservatives who disagree with rules around content on social media sites like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc. Parler has had about …

Twitter World's Most Powerful Editor Now? Donald Trump's Ban Raises Many Questions
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter World's Most Powerful Editor Now? Donald Trump's Ban Raises Many Questions

News 18  

Norway’s national newspaper Aftenposten had once accused the Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook of being the world’s most powerful editor. After all, the Jack Dorsey-owned Twitter – essentially a tech company that operates a social media platform, just silenced the President of the United States, arguably one of the most powerful office-holders in the world, despite Trump’s current outgoing status. While critics …

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege
3 years, 11 months ago

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

Associated Press  

The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before digital activists made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot. Google yanked Parler’s smartphone app from its app store Friday for allowing postings that seek …

Why Big Tech and Conservatives Are Clashing on Free Speech
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Big Tech and Conservatives Are Clashing on Free Speech

Bloomberg  

When Twitter banned President Donald Trump after a mob he had encouraged stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the White House fell into an unusual social media silence. But the company’s move, followed by actions by Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon to cut off individual users or social media platforms they saw as inciting violence, turned a long-simmering feud …

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