Kanye West acquires right-wing social media site Parler after being kicked out of Twitter and Instagram
Kanye West acquires right-wing social media site Parler after being kicked out of Twitter and Instagram
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Donald Trump has Truth Social. Elon Musk is about to buy Twitter (). From now on, Kanye "Ye" West will own Parler. In the latest episode of controversial men buying social media megaphones, Ye, 45, announced on Monday (October 17) that he had agreed in principle to buy the right-wing social media platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, although parent company Parliament Technologies said in September that it had raised $56 million in funding to date. "In a world where conservative views are seen as controversial, we need to make sure we have the right to express ourselves freely," Ye said in a statement, per
Donald Trump has Truth Social. Elon Musk is about to buy Twitter (). From now on, Kanye "Ye" West will own Parler. In the latest episode of controversial men buying social media megaphones, Ye, 45, announced on Monday (October 17) that he had agreed in principle to buy the right-wing social media platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, although parent company Parliament Technologies said in September that it had raised $56 million in funding to date. "In a world where conservative views are seen as controversial, we need to make sure we have the right to express ourselves freely," Ye said in a statement, per
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