Parler (communication)
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| Microblogging service | |
| user | 2.8 million (monthly active) (as of July 2020) |
| On-line | 2018 |
| https://parler.com/ | |
Parler is a social microblogging platform based in the United States . It was founded in 2018 by John Matze and Jared Thomson. The French word parler for to speak is intended to refer to the concept of free speech .
Many users come from the right-wing camp, especially since Facebook , Twitter and Youtube changed their business policy in 2020 and delete particularly questionable publications from the right-wing milieu. Prominent members of the platform include:
- Eric Trump , son of Donald Trump,
- famous Republicans like Rand Paul , Ted Cruz and Rudy Giuliani ,
- Jair Bolsonaro , President of Brazil,
- Martin Sellner , head of the Identitarian Movement Austria .
At the end of August 2020, the website was ranked 982 in the US.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rachel Lerman: The conservative alternative to Twitter wants to be a place for free speech for all. It turns out, rules still apply / . In: The Washington Post, July 15, 2020.
- ^ Poppy Noor: New rightwing free speech site Parler gets in a tangle over ... free speech . In: The Guardian, July 1, 2020.
- ↑ Jenni Thier: Because Twitter and Facebook don't allow everything, a new player is now coming onto the market . In: NZZ, August 8, 2020
- ↑ Alex Woodward: We signed up for Parler. Here's what you'll find on the right's latest social media platform . In: The Independent, July 2, 2020
- ↑ parler.com, Country Ranking US on August 28, 2020