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| Free Speech Platform Parler Becomes 1 Downloaded App in App Store |
| 2020-11-10 |
| [BigLeaguePolitics] Free speech microblogging platform Parler became the most downloaded app on Apple’s app store on Monday, indicating the popularity of the Twitter alternative as the latter continues a roving purge of conservatives, nationalists and Trump supporters. The platform, which was established in 2018, suffered several crashes and service bugs on Monday as its infrastructure was tested by considerably large numbers of new users joining the site, a problem its administrators are pledging to fix. Parler’s administrators have expressed a First Amendment vision, in which anything "that can be said on the streets" in permitted on the platform. Many political figures banned by Twitter already use the platform regularly. Conservative commentator Dan Bongino is a partial owner of the platform. He debunked a rumor asserting that the rapidly growing platform had been sold. Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin urged his listeners to join the platform, announcing that he didn’t plan to stay on globalist Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter much longer after being robustly censored by both of them. Most Big Tech alternatives have washed out or failed to broadly catch on, but Parler has a considerable user base, healthy levels of engagement, and a large and growing number of Republican elected officials, pundits, and organizations present on the platform. Related: Parler: 2020-10-05 Ft. Lauderdale: BLM Busses Parler: 2020-09-18 Fed up with YouTube 'crushing conservative voices,' Dan Bongino acquires part-ownership of video-sharing competitor Parler: 2020-08-07 Rudy Giuliani Warns of Democratic Doom Under the Influence of Black Lives Matter: They're ‘Terrorists,' ‘Killers' |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 People don't like censorship and the picking of winners and losers by the media and big tech. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-11-10 12:11 |
| #1 The up and coming social media app appears to be a haven for Republicans and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election results - it appears a flood of new users have joined Parler. Parler CEO John Matze said in a post on the platform that he expected a “million or so people today... but 2? You guys are crazy." |
| Posted by: b 2020-11-10 11:09 |