Parler

The agreement in principle to buy the social media service comes days after Twitter and Instagram restricted the rapper's account for violating its terms.

Over the weekend, the rap YouTube series Drink Champs released a new episode featuring Ye in which he repeated several antisemitic conspiracy theories and questioned the cause of the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was murdered in 2020 by a police officer in Minneapolis. 1, as [millions of Trump supporters](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/technology/parler-rumble-newsmax.html), critical of what they deemed censorship on Facebook and Twitter, signed up. But despite the services’ limited reach, Pew found that most of the people who do frequent such places for news said they found like-minded company there. [Data.ai](http://data.ai/), a platform that provides consumer and market data. From its start in 2018, Parler, which is based is Nashville, has railed against censorship and has presented itself as a “free speech” social network, with less stringent content rules than sites such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. Trump, the service’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, said in a news release on Monday.

American rapper , who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent company ...

“I see this as a warning shot across the bow for companies that want to de-platform people," Farmer said. Parler is one of several social media platforms, including Gettr, Gab and Truth Social, that position themselves as free-speech alternatives to Twitter Inc [(TWTR.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/TWTR.N). [being removed](/technology/social-media-app-parler-returns-googles-play-store-2022-09-02/) following the U.S. [(GPS.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/GPS.N), while German sporting goods maker Adidas [(ADSGn.DE)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/ADSGn.DE) on Oct. It did not give a deal value. [(META.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/META.O), which owns Instagram and Facebook, locked Ye out of his Instagram account for the posts. [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) "In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," he said in a statement. Ye seemed to have joined Parler on Monday and had about 91 followers at the time of the announcement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com [locked his account](/world/kanye-wests-twitter-instagram-accounts-restricted-after-alleged-anti-semitic-2022-10-09/). [Kanye West](/world/kanye-wests-twitter-instagram-accounts-restricted-after-alleged-anti-semitic-2022-10-09/), who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S.

Ye "will never have to fear being removed from social media again", Parler boss George Farmer posts.

But the platform was eventually reinstated to the app stores after changes in leadership and its moderation policy. And it was revealed that some rioters had posted videos and pictures of themselves breaking into the Capitol to Parler. [Sensor Tower](https://app.sensortower.com/android/publisher/publisher/Parler), the app was downloaded 90,000 times last month globally, compared to 9 million downloads for Twitter. Parler has struggled to remain relevant in recent months, after an explosion in growth after the US elections in 2020. It says: "Under the terms of their agreement in principle, the parties intend to enter into a definitive purchase agreement and expect to close during the fourth quarter of 2022." Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has agreed to buy the self-styled "uncancellable" social-media platform Parler, the company has announced.

Parler made waves in the crypto space when the right-leaning social network launched an NFT marketplace and Donald Trump NFTs.

The app returned to the Apple App Store on May 17, 2021, and Google Play on September 2, 2022. Parler was also removed from Amazon Web Services (AWS) for what the tech giant called its lack of policing of questionable and violent content. The Solana foundation quickly distanced itself from the project. No stranger to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, Ye sang the praises of the technology during an October 2020 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. Following the January 6 capital riot, Parler was removed from the Google Play and Apple App stores. Kanye West, the controversial entertainer and supporter of former U.S.

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The deal comes as the rapper was locked out of Twitter and Instagram a week ago over anti-Semitic posts.

[Parler: Amazon defends booting messaging app over violent content](/economy/2021/1/13/bb-parleramazondefendsbooting-messaging-app-over-violent-content) [No Parler? Earlier this month, he was criticised for Parent Parlement Technologies did not give a deal value.

Social network Parler announced Monday a deal for Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives, just over a week after the rapper's Twitter ...

The network — one of several in a crowded conservative social media marketplace — claimed to have more than 20 million users before being pulled from Apple and Google. West’s decision to buy his own social media platform comes on the heels of his running into trouble on Twitter and Meta-owned Instagram for posts containing anti-Semitic remarks, in violation of the platform’s content rules. Social network Parler announced Monday a deal for Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives, just over a week after the rapper’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over anti-Semitic posts.

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of ...

"Once again, Ye proves that he is one step ahead of the legacy media narrative." Politically, Ye has been a longtime Trump supporter, and he remains an ardent fan of the former president. 6, hundreds of videos of the siege were posted to Parler, which in the leadup to the violence had become a gathering place for far-right activists angry over Trump's election loss. Parler suffered an additional blow when Apple and Google removed the service from their app stores for violating their terms of service. Parler officials said the deal is expected to close by the end of the year. In recent weeks, Ye has been on something of a controversy bender. [wearing](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1127744344/the-fashion-world-embraced-ye-after-his-white-lives-matter-shirts-that-may-chang) a t-shirt that read "White Lives Matter" at Paris Fashion Week. Ye's proposed purchase of Parler comes as Twitter grapples with its own ownership saga. It did not disclose how much Ye has agreed to purchase the social media site for, nor were any other terms of the acquisition revealed. Twitter, by comparison, has 237 million daily active users, according to "Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again," Farmer said. And he confounded many when he asserted in the footage that "professional actors" had been placed in his house to "sexualize" his children.

Social network Parler has announced a deal for US rapper Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives after the rapper's Twitter and ...

The 45-year-old’s restriction on Twitter and Instagram earlier in October was not the first time his posts received punitive action from major social media platforms. Parler said West, who has an account on the network as of Monday, was “taking a bold stance against his recent censorship from Big Tech.” Social network Parler has announced a deal for US rapper Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives after the rapper’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over anti-Semitic posts.

One week ago, Kanye West was temporarily suspended from Twitter for posting antisemitic tweets. Now, the rapper has agreed to acquire Parler, an alternative ...

(Following the Parler announcement, Musk [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1582100139526983680), and later deleted, “fun times ahead!” along with a meme showing the two men’s smiling faces superimposed over a cartoon.) Conservative users uninterested in politics may also avoid the alternative platforms because of other objectionable content they host, according to experts who study the space. That could only make it harder to compete with a Musk-owned Twitter. [chaotic business dealings](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/business/kanye-west-gap-termination) — may have wanted to acquire Parler, a platform that’s been home to election denialism, antisemitism and adherents to the conspiracy theory QAnon. Radio personality Joe Rogan — who previously discussed a move to Gettr — said in a “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” he said. In a [slide deck](https://tmtgcorp.com/company-overview/), Trump’s digital media company touted the ambitious possibility of creating not just alternatives to the major social media platforms but also to cloud computing products like Amazon Web Services and payment service Stripe. But even with app store approvals, large marketers tend to shy away from running ads alongside content that even whiffs of controversy. For starters, the audience for these alternative platforms remains far smaller than the mainstream services they are competing with. West also discussed his planned Parler takeover with Trump, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN Monday, although it was unclear if the two spoke before or after the news of the rapper’s acquisition was made public. [temporarily suspended](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/entertainment/kanye-west-twitter-account-locked) from Twitter for posting antisemitic tweets. Separately, Peter Thiel, an influential venture capitalist and Republican donor, invested in Rumble, a conservative alternative to YouTube.

U.S. rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to , which is popular among U.S. conservatives, the app's parent company said on Monday.

Parler did not give a deal value, but the Nashville-based company has raised about $56 million to date. Musk is in negotiations to buy Twitter and Trump started his own network called Truth Social. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Amazon.com Inc also temporarily stopped hosting the platform, effectively taking it offline. After the Jan. Its hands-off approach to content moderation has made it popular among U.S. conservatives who disagree with content limits on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. [Trump](https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-trump-truth-social/) and Tesla [(TSLA.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/TSLA.O) CEO [Elon Musk](/markets/us/how-will-elon-musk-pay-twitter-2022-10-07/) have turned to social media ownership to combat censorship on prominent social media networks. [(AAPL.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/AAPL.O) and Alphabet's Google [(GOOGL.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/GOOGL.O) took Parler off their app stores, saying the company had not taken adequate measures to prevent posts inciting violence. [larger overhaul](/technology/parler-returns-apples-app-store-names-new-ceo-2021-05-17/) to focus on customers who risk being pushed off the internet. [offer to buy Parler](/technology/parler-be-acquired-by-kanye-west-2022-10-17/) comes in response to his suspension from larger platforms. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com