Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#64T8P)
Ye at Paris Fashion Week. | Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Kanye West, the musician now known as Ye, is buying Parler, a social media platform that styles itself as a free speech" alternative to Twitter. The acquisition was announced by Parler in a press release, which said that it has entered into an agreement in principle with Ye that's expected to close later this year.
In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," said Ye in a press statement.
Read the official press release about Parlement Technologies' intent to sell the Parler social media platform to Ye: https://t.co/idUow9bvv6 #parler #news pic.twitter.com/sYcyyEBBQI
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