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Conservative social media platform Parler acquired and then immediately shut down by new owner
Parler has been acquired. Parler has also just been shut down.
On Friday, the digital media company Starboard announced that it had acquired Parler, the conservative social media platform. According to Starboard, the deal went through on Good Friday and it bought Parler for an undisclosed amount.
Following Starboard’s announcement on Friday, the company immediately shut down Parler’s website. A note on Parler.com reads “no reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more.”
To be clear though, this isn’t an anti-conservative statement from Starboard. It’s strictly business. Starboard’s statement goes on to praise former Parler CEO George Farmer for Parler’s more recent move into providing alternative IT and cloud services solutions through its former parent company Parlament Technologies.
“We focus on working with groups that are advocating for or otherwise advancing conservative causes or conservative beliefs,” Starboard CEO Ryan Coyne told the Daily Caller News Foundation in 2021, back when Starboard was known as Olympic Media.
According to its social media platforms, Starboard offers digital marketing and ad agency services. In that same 2021 Daily Caller piece, the agency previously worked with current and former Republican Congress members like Jim Jordan, Elise Stefanik, and Madison Cawthorn and conservative organizations like Turning Point USA.
“Parler’s large user base and additional strategic assets represent an enormous opportunity for Starboard to continue to build aggressively in our media and publishing business,” Starboard CEO Ryan Coyne said in a statement. “The team at Parler has built an exceptional audience and we look forward to integrating that audience across all of our existing platforms.”
Starboard says it’s going to use its acquisition to assess how the company can “begin servicing unsupported online communities.”
Parler grew in popularity following the 2020 presidential election as right-wing users sought out a more-friendly outlet to discuss conspiracy theories and share their anger over former president Donald Trump’s electoral defeat. The platform gained notoriety in the lead-up and immediate aftermath of the events of January 6th, 2021. On-the-ground media posted on Parler by Trump supporters as they stormed the Capitol building quickly spread on the internet.
Due to the hateful rhetoric found on the website, Apple and Google removed Parler’s mobile app from the App Store and Google Play store. Although Apple and Google eventually allowed Parler back after the social media platform implemented new content moderation rules, Parler’s popularity among its user base waned. New conservative platforms like Trump’s Truth Social quickly took its place as the preferred social media alternative. After a potential acquisition by Kanye West fell through, Parler laid off most of its employees earlier this year.
Apparently, there were still some users faithful to Parler who were upset by Starboard’s decision to abruptly close the platform.
“You closed the site without previous notice. Unbelievable,” wrote one user in the replies to Starboard’s Instagram announcement of its Parler purchase, complete with clown emojis.
“Thanks for the advanced warning,” replied another.
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I’m in the no bra club and ‘never wear’ one – my conservative family gives me ‘horrified looks’ but I’d rather be comfy
A MEMBER of the no-bra club says she gets “horrified” looks from her family but prefers to be comfortable.
Rebby (@therealrebby) says she offers a glimpse into her life through her TikTok which has more than 1,500 followers.
Rebby says she is a member of the no-bra club, which also applies to family gatherings[/caption]
In a recent video, Rebby reveals that she likes to go out without a bra in public because it’s more comfortable.
“Being the ‘never wears a bra’ daughter at a conservative family event,” read the text overlay in her video.
She mouths along to the song Speak Now by Taylor Swift.
“Horrified looks from everyone in the room,” Rebby mouths as she moves to cover her chest up.
In the caption, Rebby used the hashtag “freethen1p.”
Several people in Rebby’s comments agreed with her, with some being members of the no-bra club as well.
“That was me my entire life!” wrote one person. “Now they are just used to it!!”
“Don’t let others define the you that you are happy with!!!!” wrote another person.
However, one commenter took shots at Rebby’s fashion choices.
“Pretty sure it’s the whole ‘I’m a cheap OF content creator’ that does it lol.”
But Rebby was quick to clap back at the hater.
“Pretty sure it’s the whole ‘I want to be comfortable and shouldn’t have to wear a garment intended just for females to make men feel comfortable.’”
Meanwhile, another proud member of the no-bra club revealed the reward she treats herself to at the end of a long day when she gets home.
Also, this braless enthusiast believes that bodies should be normalized and refuses to apologize for her stance.
She says her conservative family gives her ‘horrified looks’ when they see her[/caption]
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Kanye West Says He’s Buying Parler Because ‘Conservative Opinions Are Considered Controversial’
Kanye West says he’s buying Parler, the right-wing social media app that bills itself as an “uncancelable free speech platform” and known for its lax moderation policies. The move comes a little more than a week after Instagram restricted West, who legally changed his name to Ye, on the platform and Twitter locked him…
Lizzo Invited To Play James Madison’s Flute Again Despite Conservative Backlash
Lizzo is making history once more.
This time around, she has been invited to play her flute at James Madison‘s home.
Full story below…
The home, called called Montpelier, is a museum and memorial to the former president. The museum tweeted the news that Lizzo would be performing there.
Earlier this month,
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