Parler Has Been Acquired, and Shut Down

[Kamaji]

Apparently, Parler is no more.

It was acquired by an outfit called Starboard.  The site itself is down, and a simple notice in its place:

Alexandria, VA – April 14, 2023 – Starboard (Formerly, Olympic Media) announced today that it has concluded the acquisition of Parler, the world’s pioneering uncancelable free speech platform.

No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more. By refocusing on the cloud and IT infrastructure space George Farmer has done an exceptional job at successfully leading Parlement into a critically important industry where it has already begun to excel.

Starboard is the perfect home for the Parler brand and its longtime loyal users. “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. The team at Parler has built an exceptional audience and we look forward to integrating that audience across all of our existing platforms.” said Ryan Coyne, CEO of Starboard.

While the Parler app as it is currently constituted will be pulled down from operation to undergo a strategic assessment, we at Starboard see tremendous opportunities across multiple sectors to continue to serve marginalized or even outright censored communities – even extending beyond domestic politics.

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Source:  https://parler.com/

[Fishrrman]

Who funded this "acquisition" and resulting shutdown?

I don't believe it's the company that actually "did the buying"... (Starboard).

Sumthin' else goin' on here...

[Smokin Joe]

Who funded this "acquisition" and resulting shutdown?

I don't believe it's the company that actually "did the buying"... (Starboard).

Sumthin' else goin' on here...

One way or another, the Left wants to dominate the narrative. Even if they have to spend their own money (which it might not be).