To speak where, speak where, speak… This Monday, Kanye West announced his intention to buy the social network Parler, particularly popular with conservatives and those close to Donald Trump in the United States. “In a world where conservative views are deemed controversial, we need to make sure we have the right to express ourselves freely,” the rapper said in a statement released by Parler.
The amount of the transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, was not disclosed. “Ye is taking a revolutionary step into the free speech media space and will never have to worry about being taken off social media again,” said George Farmer, CEO of Parler. “Once again, Ye proves he is one step ahead of the mainstream media narrative. »
“Against Big Government and Censorship”
Launched in 2018, Parler saw its popularity soar after Donald Trump was permanently ousted from Twitter shortly after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Apple and Google, deploring the increase in threats of violence and activity illegal on the network, had quickly removed it from their download platforms.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) had also decided to no longer host it on its servers, effectively ostracizing the platform. Parler has been accepted again on the App Store and Google Play Store for several months. The network calls itself “a driving force in the fight against Big Tech, Big Government, censorship and cancel culture”.
