Grammy winner Kanye West is confirmed to be purchasing conservative social media platform Parler.
The parent company for the platform, Parlement Technologies, confirmed that the star is currently in talks to take over the app. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Parlement issued a statement that “the proposed acquisition will assure Parler a future role in creating an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome.”
The statement added that both parties “intend to enter into a definitive purchase agreement” and expect to close the deal in the fourth quarter of 2022. The proposed buyout would include Parlement continuing to offer the “use of private cloud services via Parlement’s private cloud and data center infrastructure.”
Parler CEO George Farmer said, “This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech. Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and...
The parent company for the platform, Parlement Technologies, confirmed that the star is currently in talks to take over the app. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Parlement issued a statement that “the proposed acquisition will assure Parler a future role in creating an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome.”
The statement added that both parties “intend to enter into a definitive purchase agreement” and expect to close the deal in the fourth quarter of 2022. The proposed buyout would include Parlement continuing to offer the “use of private cloud services via Parlement’s private cloud and data center infrastructure.”
Parler CEO George Farmer said, “This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech. Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and...
- 10/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Jan. 6 committee has a subpoena for the former head of the pro-maga social network Parler who claims he was fired from the company in 2021 in part because of his push to remove extremists from the platform, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
John Matze, the founder and first CEO of Parler, is facing a subpoena from congressional investigators as part of their investigation into the insurrection. Matze has hired Nixon Peabody lawyer Brian T. Kelly, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who prosecuted notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger,...
John Matze, the founder and first CEO of Parler, is facing a subpoena from congressional investigators as part of their investigation into the insurrection. Matze has hired Nixon Peabody lawyer Brian T. Kelly, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who prosecuted notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Parler, the conservative social media platform that went dark last month, said it’s back in business — or will be soon — with a new interim CEO, former Tea Party activist Mark Meckler, according to contradictory press reports.
The previous CEO, Jim Matze, was fired January 29 by the site that he founded with backing from Republican donor and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. He’d been trying to find a new host after Amazon Web Services kicked Parler off its platform following the attack on the U.S. Capitol and citing violent posts that violated the Aws terms of service.
Parler sued, asked for injunctive relief that a judge denied after a strong statement by Amazon detailing the backlog of violent and inappropriate posts that the site seemed unable or unwilling to stem. Parler said today its new platform is built on “sustainable, independent technology,” according to a statement cited by some reports,...
The previous CEO, Jim Matze, was fired January 29 by the site that he founded with backing from Republican donor and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. He’d been trying to find a new host after Amazon Web Services kicked Parler off its platform following the attack on the U.S. Capitol and citing violent posts that violated the Aws terms of service.
Parler sued, asked for injunctive relief that a judge denied after a strong statement by Amazon detailing the backlog of violent and inappropriate posts that the site seemed unable or unwilling to stem. Parler said today its new platform is built on “sustainable, independent technology,” according to a statement cited by some reports,...
- 2/15/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday, John Matze, the CEO and founder of the “free speech” app Parler, which went dark last month, announced in an internal memo that he had been fired by the company’s board of directors, headed by right-wing donor Rebekah Mercer.
“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision,” Matze wrote in the memo, which was first published by Fox Business.
Matze claimed that he was terminated as a result of...
“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision,” Matze wrote in the memo, which was first published by Fox Business.
Matze claimed that he was terminated as a result of...
- 2/4/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
San Francisco, Feb 4 (Ians) Conservative social media app Parler that was forced to go offline in the wake of encouraging violence during the Capitol chaos in the US, has fired its CEO and co-founder John Matze.
According to Fox News, Matze has been fired by his company's own board of directors.
Matze had earlier told Fox News that all the company's vendors — and even its lawyers — had abandoned him.
"On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision," Matze wrote in a memo obtained by Fox News and reported late on Wednesday.
His LinkedIn page shows an employment end date of January 2021.
"I understand that those who now control the company have made some communications to employees and other third parties that have unfortunately created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement.
According to Fox News, Matze has been fired by his company's own board of directors.
Matze had earlier told Fox News that all the company's vendors — and even its lawyers — had abandoned him.
"On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision," Matze wrote in a memo obtained by Fox News and reported late on Wednesday.
His LinkedIn page shows an employment end date of January 2021.
"I understand that those who now control the company have made some communications to employees and other third parties that have unfortunately created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement.
- 2/4/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
John Matze, chief executive of Parler, has been asked to step down, weeks after the conservative social media platform went dark.
Apple and Google removed Parler from their app stores after the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Amazon Web Services subsequently declined to host the the platform, citing ongoing, violent posts that violated its terms of service. Parler slapped Aws with an antitrust lawsuit but a judge denied its request for a temporary restraining order.
Matze co-founded Henderson, Nevada-based Parler in 2018 with Jared Thomson and conservative political donor Rebekah Mercer. It became a preferred platform for right wing conspiracists and Trump supporters, including those who were pushed off Twitter. His ouster comes as former President Trump faces an impeachment trial in the Senate next week for inciting insurrection.
“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler.
Apple and Google removed Parler from their app stores after the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Amazon Web Services subsequently declined to host the the platform, citing ongoing, violent posts that violated its terms of service. Parler slapped Aws with an antitrust lawsuit but a judge denied its request for a temporary restraining order.
Matze co-founded Henderson, Nevada-based Parler in 2018 with Jared Thomson and conservative political donor Rebekah Mercer. It became a preferred platform for right wing conspiracists and Trump supporters, including those who were pushed off Twitter. His ouster comes as former President Trump faces an impeachment trial in the Senate next week for inciting insurrection.
“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler.
- 2/4/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Mandalorian” star Gina Carano has stirred both pushback and support from “Star Wars” and Disney fans alike on social media after posting a number of controversial tweets, including about mask-wearing and hypothetical voter fraud. The actress, who plays Cara Dune in the Disney+ series, was also previously accused of mocking trans pronouns on social media. See some of the tweets below.
The #FireGinaCarano hashtag began picking up steam last week, but has continued to build momentum after Disney+ dropped the “Chapter 12” episode of “The Mandalorian” on Friday, in which Carano stars. But at the same time, #StandWithGinaCarano has also begun trending on Twitter in response from fans who feel the plea to cast Carano out of the show is another example of censorship, and cancel culture gone too far.
“It’s amazing how the #FireGinaCarano folks, don’t even see that their cancelation campaigns only verify many of the things she’s fighting against,...
The #FireGinaCarano hashtag began picking up steam last week, but has continued to build momentum after Disney+ dropped the “Chapter 12” episode of “The Mandalorian” on Friday, in which Carano stars. But at the same time, #StandWithGinaCarano has also begun trending on Twitter in response from fans who feel the plea to cast Carano out of the show is another example of censorship, and cancel culture gone too far.
“It’s amazing how the #FireGinaCarano folks, don’t even see that their cancelation campaigns only verify many of the things she’s fighting against,...
- 11/22/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The idea that social media companies protect their users’ personal information has always been a farce, but data rights became an especially pressing issue during the 2016 presidential election when British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica harvested individuals’ Facebook data to assist Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Netflix’s documentary “The Great Hack” takes a deep dive into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal that contributed to Trump’s eventual election while also giving a behind-the-scenes look at some of the data firm’s key figures. “The Great Hack” recently screened in Los Angeles as part of the International Documentary Association’s ongoing screening series.
Although Facebook and Cambridge Analytica’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election serves as the primary news hook of “The Great Hack” — the firm’s reported connections to Brexit are also discussed — the documentary looks more broadly at data rights and the gradual erosion of privacy in recent years.
“The Great Hack” co-director Karim Amer,...
Netflix’s documentary “The Great Hack” takes a deep dive into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal that contributed to Trump’s eventual election while also giving a behind-the-scenes look at some of the data firm’s key figures. “The Great Hack” recently screened in Los Angeles as part of the International Documentary Association’s ongoing screening series.
Although Facebook and Cambridge Analytica’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election serves as the primary news hook of “The Great Hack” — the firm’s reported connections to Brexit are also discussed — the documentary looks more broadly at data rights and the gradual erosion of privacy in recent years.
“The Great Hack” co-director Karim Amer,...
- 11/13/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Stephen K. Bannon drinks Kombucha (who knew?), the fermented tea beverage for health fanatics that tastes like…well, if they ever invented a soft drink called Germs, that’s what Kombucha tastes like. In “The Brink,” Alison Klayman’s fly-on-the-wall, rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-a-white-nationalist documentary, Bannon explains that he likes Kombucha because it gives him a lift; he drinks it for the same reason he drinks Red Bull. At one point in the movie, he jokes that now that his Kombucha habit is going to be outed, the stock will probably drop by 50 percent. He means the stock for Kombucha, but for a moment you think he’s talking about the stock of Steve Bannon. How will it influence his image when the world learns that he craves the pause that refreshes the palettes of lefty progressives?
Bannon, as always, thinks he’s two steps ahead of us. (It’s part of his ’50s-salt-of-the-earth-meets-Goldman-Sachs-meets-The-Art-of-War élan.
Bannon, as always, thinks he’s two steps ahead of us. (It’s part of his ’50s-salt-of-the-earth-meets-Goldman-Sachs-meets-The-Art-of-War élan.
- 2/16/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Robin Wright said returning to “House of Cards” after Kevin Spacey was fired when sexual misconduct allegations wasn’t as hard as one might think.
“We are all such a tight-knit family on that show and everyone was so dedicated to making the best of ‘House of Cards.’ What that meant was, we gotta close this out. Give the fans what they want,” Wright told Variety on Monday at the Los Angeles premiere of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s hit series. “Close out the story, come to the conclusion [Claire Underwood] was always meant to be the first female president.
“More importantly,” she continued, “was why not give these people who had jobs their security they expected and they deserved?”
Co-showrunner Melissa James Gibson said, “We have an amazing crew and an amazing team — many of whom have worked together for so many years — and everybody felt...
“We are all such a tight-knit family on that show and everyone was so dedicated to making the best of ‘House of Cards.’ What that meant was, we gotta close this out. Give the fans what they want,” Wright told Variety on Monday at the Los Angeles premiere of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s hit series. “Close out the story, come to the conclusion [Claire Underwood] was always meant to be the first female president.
“More importantly,” she continued, “was why not give these people who had jobs their security they expected and they deserved?”
Co-showrunner Melissa James Gibson said, “We have an amazing crew and an amazing team — many of whom have worked together for so many years — and everybody felt...
- 10/23/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Breitbart funder Rebekah Mercer blasted the company’s former leader Steve Bannon, Thursday saying he took the website the wrong direction and that his resignation offered the opportunity for charting a new course. “Stephen Bannon, its former chairman, took Breitbart in the wrong direction. Now that Mr. Bannon has resigned, Breitbart has the opportunity to refine its message and expand its influence.” Mercer wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Mercer did not offer any specifics about what Breitbart’s “refined” message might look like. Also Read: Breitbart Writer Warns 'Feminist Witches' Are Trying to 'Hex' President Trump Mercer, the daughter of the reclusive hedge...
- 2/15/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Time Magazine has unveiled its annual “Time 100: The Most Influential People of 2017” list. From world leaders to actors and musicians, the list includes a wide range of personalities, such as Donald and Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Olympic gymnastic champion Simone Biles, Pope Francis, Republican donor Rebekah Mercer, actors Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis and Ryan Reynolds, singers John Legend, Alicia Keys and Chance the Rapper, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, philanthropist Melinda Gates, among many others.
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Jordan Peele — whose directorial debut, “Get Out,” broke various records — also made the list. To pay tribute to Peele, the magazine brought in another filmmaker who has had an amazing year, “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins.
“Rather than presenting us a mirror, this multi-hyphenate auteurist shows us more of ourselves than we ever wanted to see, a window...
Read More: ‘Akira’: Warner Bros. Eyeing ‘Get Out’ Helmer Jordan Peele to Direct Long-Planned Remake — Report
Jordan Peele — whose directorial debut, “Get Out,” broke various records — also made the list. To pay tribute to Peele, the magazine brought in another filmmaker who has had an amazing year, “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins.
“Rather than presenting us a mirror, this multi-hyphenate auteurist shows us more of ourselves than we ever wanted to see, a window...
- 4/21/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
A Democratic group has accused Donald Trump’s chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, of receiving illegal payments from a super Pac during the presidential campaign. The Democratic Coalition Against Trump has reported Bannon to the FBI, claiming that he broke campaign finance laws when the pro-Trump super Pac Make America Number 1 paid $950,090 to Bannon’s company, Glittering Steel LLC, according to PoliticusUSA.com. An Fec filing was brought to the public’s attention on Monday by The Daily Beast, which reported that a complaint was made on Oct. 6 by the Campaign Legal Center to the Federal Election...
- 11/16/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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