Parler CEO says surge in users shows people 'tired' of social media censorship

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Fox News
By Audrey Conklin
Published 5 hours ago

Parler CEO John Matze says the social media app has had a surge in users this year because people are "tired" of censorship by prominent Silicon Valley rivals.

San Francisco-based Twitter, for example, has labeled or removed more than 50 of President Trump's tweets since Election Day, fueling criticisms from conservatives that social media platforms with largely liberal workforces are suppressing right-leaning viewpoints.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/parler-ceo-users-2020-election-censorship

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EXCLUSIVE: Previously unknown backer of Bongino's Parler identified as conservative billionaire Rebekah Mercer

by Andrew Mark Miller, Social Media Producer
November 14, 2020 04:30 PM

The social media app Parler, partially owned by Dan Bongino, has announced that a previously unknown investor is billionaire donor Rebekah Mercer, contradicting online speculation of a nefarious foreign shadow donor.

“Parler, the rapidly growing social media platform committed to free speech, announced today that its previously unknown investor (NDM) is Rebekah Mercer, who is widely known for her dedication to philanthropy and upholding American values,” Parler said in a press release obtained by the Washington Examiner on Saturday.

Some have raised questions in recent weeks about Parler's financing and the background of the company’s CEO John Matze, including TEDxMidAtlantic’s Dave Troy, who posted a lengthy Twitter thread on Friday suggesting that the platform was backed by shadowy Russian figures.

Bongino responded to those accusations as “conspiracy theories.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/previously-unknown-backer-of-bonginos-parler-identified-as-conservative-billionaire-rebekah-mercer

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   Do you have Skype @240B give me your phone number, I'll call ya, if you get me 'in the mood' I'll dance nekid for ya.

@corbe

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I am a hermit recluse antisocial sociopath with mild agoraphobia. Don't use Twitter or Facebook.
You can still dance naked if you want? I won't tell.