Parler Temporarily Shuts Down For 'Strategic Reassessment'
Credit: YouTube screenshot
April 15, 2023

Awww! Thoughts and prayers to the right wing hate speech platform, Parler (emphasis mine):

The right-wing social media site Parler on Friday is now under new ownership and has temporarily shuttered amid what it described as a “strategic reassessment” of the business, the company said in a statement.

Parler was purchased by Starboard, a Virginia-based firm, which in a statement posted on the shuttered website signaled it will widen its reach beyond its right-wing audience.

Starboard described Parler as “the world’s pioneering ‘uncancelable’ free speech platform” but acknowledged that “No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more.”

That last bit is a pretty self-evident fact that Elon Musk has yet come to grasp, despite losing tens of millions of dollars trying to do just that.

Wouldn't it be ironic if Parler proved to be the final straw that broke the bird app's back?

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