Twitter suspends rapper Ye’s account after tweet; his deal for Parler is off
The rapper Ye is no longer buying right-leaning social media site Parler, the company said Thursday. Early Friday, Ye’s Twitter account was suspended.
Read MorePosted by Rick Smith | Dec 2, 2022
The rapper Ye is no longer buying right-leaning social media site Parler, the company said Thursday. Early Friday, Ye’s Twitter account was suspended.
Read MorePosted by Rick Smith | Oct 17, 2022
Parler’s parent company announced the deal on Monday morning, saying Kanye West had made “a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again.”
Read MorePosted by Rick Smith | Sep 5, 2022
Parler, the social media platform frequented by many conservatives, is being restored to Google’s app store following what Google said were substantial changes to the app’s content moderation practices.
Read MorePosted by Allan Maurer | Feb 4, 2021
John Matze has been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among social media services used to plan the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Service is offline.
Read MorePosted by Rick Smith | Nov 15, 2020
Rebekah Mercer, a prominent conservative donor, revealed Saturday that she is helping to bankroll Parler, the rapidly growing but controversial conservative social media platform that was at the top of App Store charts last week.
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