Parler Soldout May Be Gone For Good

I liked the news feed I had on Parler. I joined this social media platform just before it got cancelled and stuck with it through all the problems that were caused by the political attacks that cancelled it. I usually come here, then another forum then Parler and a few other after that if necessary. Now some media group called Starboard owns it since April 14th, they have put up one page informing Parler members of this buyout. Here is the Parler home page notice . . .

Alexandria, VA – April 14, 2023 – Starboard (Formerly, Olympic Media) announced today that it has concluded the acquisition of Parler, the world’s pioneering uncancelable free speech platform.
No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more. By refocusing on the cloud and IT infrastructure space George Farmer has done an exceptional job at successfully leading Parlement into a critically important industry where it has already begun to excel.
Starboard is the perfect home for the Parler brand and its longtime loyal users. “Parler’s large user base and additional strategic assets represent an enormous opportunity for Starboard to continue to build aggressively in our media and publishing business. The team at Parler has built an exceptional audience and we look forward to integrating that audience across all of our existing platforms.” said Ryan Coyne, CEO of Starboard.
While the Parler app as it is currently constituted will be pulled down from operation to undergo a strategic assessment, we at Starboard see tremendous opportunities across multiple sectors to continue to serve marginalized or even outright censored communities – even extending beyond domestic politics.
Advancements in AI technology, along with the existing code base and other new features, provide an opportunity for Starboard to begin servicing unsupported online communities – building a home for them away from the ad-hoc regulatory hand of platforms that hate them. The terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed although Starboard expects the deal to be accretive by the end of Q2 2023.

If you try to access the Starboard home page it has even less information. I never saw any announcement on Parler or got any notice that I know of in the email I associated with Parler.

I was worried when ATS went down the first time, panic is more like it. I don't really know what to make of this and am going to have to use other social media more now that Parler is off line. It looks as if it will be gone for good, that blows for me, I really liked that platform and went to it daily.

Parler's new owner immediately took the social network offline 'No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business.' Jon Fingas|@jonfingas|April 14, 2023 12:56 PM

Months after Ye dropped his bid, Parler has a new owner... and is out of commission for the time being. Starboard, the owner of pro-conservative news outlets like American Wire News, has shut down Parler on a temporary but indefinite basis after completing its acquisition of the social network from Parlement Technologies. The buyer says it will conduct a "strategic assessment" of the platform during the downtime, and hopes to integrate Parler's audience into all its existing channels.

Starboard isn't shy about its strategy. While it still sees a market for communities that believe they've been censored or marginalized, it considers a Parler revamp virtually necessary. "No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more," the company says.

Parler launched in 2018 as a self-proclaimed free speech alternative to Twitter, which some conservatives claim is biased against right-wing views. It had few rules or moderation controls. Like Gab, though, it also became a haven for people with extreme views. Parler drew flak in January 2021 after word that people involved in the Capitol attack used the social platform to coordinate. Apple and Google kicked Parler off their respective app stores until it improved moderation and kept out users inciting violence.

Ye offered to buy Parler from Parlement in late 2022 after being banned from Twitter for antisemitic posts, but called off the deal in mid-November through a mutual agreement that cited the star's "business difficulties" as a factor. Soon after, Parlement laid off most of its staff. The firm is pivoting to cloud services for businesses that believe they could be knocked offline for their content.

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Actually, now that they pulled this, I will refuse and cancel anything they try to connect my Parler membership to. This kind of behavior is in bad faith and I will refuse to join any current or new platform owned by Starboard. It was good while it lasted. I won't be checking out anything by Dan Bongino anymore either, he should have made some kind of announcement (maybe he did I don't pay much attention to him anyways).

ETA: It's a good thing I have a number of alternatives I can fall back onto. One obscure forum I go to has the current news I'm looking for before it gets here on ATS. Also, ATS has become another platform I'm increasingly disappointed in and may give up on soon if it doesn't get better here, I'm not just talking about the current problems either.

originally posted by: MichiganSwampBuck
I won't be checking out anything by Dan Bongino anymore either, he should have made some kind of announcement (maybe he did I don't pay much attention to him anyways).

What's up with the Bongino hate? He hasn't had anything to do with Parler for a really long time, like, I think at least 2 years or more, so I'm not sure why you'd expect an announcement from him.

a reply to: tanstaafl

I didn't know that. I did follow him on Parler though. I stand corrected I guess.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

That bit about "no reasonable person" is presumptuous. That turned me off to the rest of their text.

Cheers

originally posted by: MichiganSwampBuck
a reply to: tanstaafl

I didn't know that. I did follow him on Parler though. I stand corrected I guess.

No worries... he mentioned it on one of his shows, how disappointed he was, and I don't remember his exact words, but he essentially said he was no longer an investor and had nothing to do with them any more.

"They " are winning the internet battle.

We won't have places to go, or any way to get real news soon enough.

Hey MSB, check your messages!

a reply to: tanstaafl

Ah, very good, thanks for correcting me. I actually like Bongino.

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

That bit about "no reasonable person" is presumptuous. That turned me off to the rest of their text.

Cheers

Same here. Up theirs. I don't use parler anyway but f* 'em.

Commerce is a powerful force ...

People may or may not be happy here at ATS... but I think we are not going anywhere... we are sticking around for the duration. And we are going to continue to improve...

Of course, ATS is a discussion forum where we discuss topics ... not a 'news aggregate site' with each article followed by numerous often random comments.

We are equal opportunity targets of disdain... conservatives and liberals hate us because we entertain opposing views... Democrats and Republicans hate us because we allow the others to post their views... Atheists and Deists hate us because we allow the positing of dissenting views... Hell, I like this place... it's exciting!