I'm amazed it's been 5 yrs.

Founded in 2018, Parler became a popular Twitter alternative for “free speech” conservatives like conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and followers of the former president after he left office. The app faced intense criticism after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when it was alleged some people used Parler to communicate plans for the riot. Parler made headlines again in 2022 after it was reported West planned to buy the app. The deal ultimately fell through a few months later because of West’s financial difficulties.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/04/14/right-wing-platform-parler-linked-with-kanye-alex-jones-and-jan-6--sold-shuts-down-for-now/amp/

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.

uncancelable free speech platform.

uncancelable

Instantly shut down upon acquisition.

No reasonable person

Anyone who says this is a paid shill.

believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more.

[citation needed]

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.

Translation: It’s a honeypot where all data is run through fed servers.

Starboard is the perfect home for the Parler brand and its longtime loyal users.

Which is why they shut down the site instantly.

we at Starboard see tremendous opportunities across multiple sectors to continue to serve marginalized or even outright censored communities

Translation: all traditionalists will be banned and the platform will only serve queers, trannies, childfuckers, nonwhites, and communists.

The terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed

Translation: Feds bought them.