{"id":100383,"date":"2022-10-18T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-agrees-to-buy-social-media-app-parler\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T07:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:01:01","slug":"kanye-west-agrees-to-buy-social-media-app-parler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-agrees-to-buy-social-media-app-parler\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West agrees to buy social media app Parler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Oct 17 (Reuters) &#8211; American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among US conservatives, parent company Parlement Technologies said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Nashville-based Parler, which has raised about $56 million to date, said it expects the deal to close during the fourth quarter of 2022. It did not give a deal value.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Parler, which launched in 2018, has been reinstated on Google and Apple Inc&#8217;s app stores after being removed following the US Capitol riots in January 2021. 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).<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV article-body-v2__inline-registration-prompt__3q-iu\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Last month, Parler created a new parent company, Parlement Technologies Inc, as part of an overhaul.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In an interview with Reuters Monday, Parlement Technologies Chief Executive Officer George Farmer said the deal talks with Ye began recently, after Paris Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In Paris on Oct.  3, Ye, who is also a fashion designer, wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase: \u201cWhite Lives Matter.\u201d  Four days later, he made Instagram posts that several Jewish groups called anti-Semitic.  Meta Platforms (META.O), which owns Instagram and Facebook, locked Ye out of his Instagram account for the posts.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Ye then moved to Twitter, posting on Oct.  8 for the first time in two years;  Twitter soon locked his account.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The Parler deal came together quickly, CEO Farmer said, and Parlement was &#8220;presented with an opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" data-testid=\"gallery-0\" domain=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\" article_url=\"\/technology\/parler-be-acquired-by-kanye-west-2022-10-17\/\" font-size=\"[object Object]\">\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__detail__3ZG21\">\n<div class=\"caption__container__1o2DX inline-gallery__caption__1BuRa\">\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__caption__3L8vY caption__text__GE-bd caption__collapsed__XIFyB\">American rapper Kanye West&#8217;s picture is seen on a smartphone next to the logo of social media app Parler in this Illustration taken, October 17, 2022. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration<\/p>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__ghost__1gV9w button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX caption__readmore__V8B-O caption__collapsed__XIFyB\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">Read More<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">\u201cThe motivating factor with him was the discussion about Instagram blocking him.\u201d  Farmer declined to comment on whether the deal includes a break-up fee if either party terminates it.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Ye in September terminated his partnership with apparel retailer Gap Inc (GPS.N), while German sporting goods maker Adidas (ADSGn.DE) on Oct.  6 said it is reviewing its business partnership with the rapper.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Farmer said Monday he is not concerned about Parler&#8217;s advertising prospects under Ye.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">\u201cI see this as a warning shot across the bow for companies that want to de-platform people,\u201d Farmer said. \u201cThere are increasingly advertisers who want to advertise to this space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Ye seemed to have joined Parler on Monday and had about 91 followers at the time of the announcement.  He now has 3,900.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Farmer says Parler has 16.5 million registered users.  Research firm Apptopia estimates the platform has been installed 11.7 million times since launch, with an estimated 40,000 daily active users.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-15\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Forbes estimates Ye to have a net worth of $2 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off-v2__text__28fsH\">Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru and Helen Coster in New York;  Editing by Savio D&#8217;Souza and Dhanya Ann Thoppil<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\">Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 17 (Reuters) &#8211; American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among US conservatives, parent company Parlement Technologies said on Monday. Nashville-based Parler, which has raised about $56 million to date, said it expects the deal to close during the fourth &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-agrees-to-buy-social-media-app-parler\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kanye West agrees to buy social media app Parler<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[4976,241,8231,7294,7295,72,845,487,26263,73,5661,5662,491,492,14792,7831,816,4334,2668,618,5669,1183,5665,812,813,9253,496,497,14794,5682,814,7369,238,1896,24610,500,5673,245,13665,5010,13794,9254,32038,7833,5676,30609,819,815,506,507,7834,32039,5678,1383,511,27076,514,103,98,32037,2667,820],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100570,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-to-buy-the-conservative-social-media-platform-parler\/","url_meta":{"origin":100383,"position":0},"title":"Kanye West to buy the conservative social media platform Parler","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Kanye \"Eat\" west photo: Jason Davis (Getty Images)What's that time-honored saying again\u2014when God closes down a Twitter account, he opens up a 4chan thread? 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