Posted on 06/20/2020 9:58:30 PM PDT by bitt
The free speech social media platform Parler is calling for “Twexit” — a mass exodus of Twitter users — in its recently issued tech “Declaration of Independence” and “Bill of Rights,” in which it takes a stand against acts of censorship and data abuse by Silicon Valley giants like Twitter and Facebook.
Parler said this week that Silicon Valley “technofascism” is threatening Internet freedoms as companies crack down on speech they don’t like and engage in acts of censorship and blacklisting.
“Twitter long ceased to be a public square. They are now merely a publisher. And a bad, biased publisher at that,” the start-up company said in its “Declaration of Independence.” “They have become a tech tyrant, stepping on our freedoms to push their agenda driven narrative.”
Parler is calling for a “Twexit” — a mass exodus of Twitter users in protest of the company’s creeping authoritarianism.
Twitter has begun blocking and fact-checking President Donald Trump in recent weeks as his campaign gears up for the November elections. The social media giant recently banned Katie Hopkins, a British conservative commentator, from its platform.
Earlier this week, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said a “low-level” Twitter employee called his office and threatened to permanently lock his account over his tweets related to the George Floyd riots.
“The tech tyrants have broken their promise of a public square. Instead, they censor us to push their own agenda driven narrative,” Parler said.
In its “Bill of Rights, ” Parler demands “an end to the tech tyrants abuses of power, their spying, privacy violations and dehumanization.”
“The internet must act as a true public square where all voices and perspectives are heard and respected. It’s time to exercise our rights and Twexit,” Jeffrey Wernick, a strategic investors in Parler, said in a statement.
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I can’t find any information on their infrastructure or how their platform works.
Most of these twitter clones can’t scale and they break under the load.
Why weren’t these people pushing Gab.com when it appeared (well before Parler)?
There was a free-speech alternative to Twitter but I don’t remember it been pushed as hard as this newcomer.
I presume there are business and Conservative Inc. links whereas Gab was started by a pro-Trump Christian with no ties to Conservative Inc.
Parler is starting to rise in popularity. I had joined about a year ago but never got into it until last week.
Dan Bongino just bought an interest in the business. Eric Trump is on as is Kayleigh McEnany. I suspect POTUS will jump on board in the next week or two.
Because clearly Parler is slated to become the next big GOP "Insider" site, with ad contracts already being lined up.
Gab isn't bad, but the audience is minimal so far and it's a little rough around the edges.
If people want genuinely independent commentary and content, they should just come to FR. :)
I’m “Lhurker” there hit me up!
“Martin Fierro” on MeWe.com
I am listening to your interview with Ferfal now. He asked great questions. Very good interview.
I am at my (very rural) place for about a month. Trump signs everywhere here.
Don’t you have to be a signed-in member to view a site on Parler.com?
Hahaha...the danger of the Internets...:)
I listen to Dan Bongino nearly every day, and while I don’t always agree with him, I admire him for walking the walk, and his approach to freedom of speech...
As he says , the solution to bad speech is more speech, not censorship, and he is a proponent of “conservativ alternatives” and put his money where his mouth is.
I like seeing that.
Don't tell the government goons trying to regulate them.
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