In the latest in a month-long string of questionable business decisions and delighting racists, Kanye West is reported to be purchasing the struggling conservative social media app Parler, where Candace Owens’ husband is CEO.
West and Parler announced on Monday morning that the rapper would be purchasing the platform for an undisclosed sum, at an undisclosed date. The partnership could see West trade his microphone for a small, quiet echo chamber.spent the past weeks getting locked out of social media platforms
But its membership has not returned to full force. Since Jan. 6, multiple rightwing social media sites have vied to become the new Twitter. None have been particularly successful—especially not Parler., shows Parler receiving a lackluster 1.3 million monthly visits. That’s a small fraction of the web traffic of other conservative Twitter clones like Gab or Truth Social. Parler did not immediately return a request for comment on its monthly visitor rate.
Parler’s current CEO George Farmer took over the company last spring, following a period of turnover in its top ranks. Farmer is married to Owens, with whom West recently posed in “white lives matter” shirts. Farmer is also a former candidateAlthough Parler membership numbers are reported to have plummeted post-Jan.
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