Kanye West is to purchase the social media platform Parler, the corporate’s present proprietor has introduced.
Parlement Technologies stated it had reached an settlement in precept to promote the “pioneering uncancelable free speech platform” to the rapper, who now goes by the identify Ye.
West stated: “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial, we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves.”
The controversial music star is lively on Parler, which pitches itself as a “viewpoint-neutral social media app dedicated to freedom of expression, civil discourse, and user privacy”.
West had his Twitter and Instagram accounts restricted final week after an alleged antisemitic put up.
He had tweeted for the primary time in two years to complain of his ban from Instagram, together with his return having been welcomed by potential new Twitter proprietor Elon Musk.
“Welcome back to Twitter, my friend,” he stated to West, earlier than the rapper was promptly banned from there too.
Why Parler is controversial
Parler solely made its return to the Google Play Store final month, having been eliminated after the Capitol riots in January 2021 for permitting postings that search “to incite ongoing violence in the US”.
It was additionally taken off the Apple App Store after the tried rebel by a pro-Trump mob, however was allowed again on the platform 4 months later.
The app was mooted as a possible new dwelling for Donald Trump after he was banned from Twitter and different mainstream websites for his position within the violence, which got here as Joe Biden‘s 2020 election win was being ratified.
Mr Trump ended up launching his personal social media platform, Truth Social, which has seen a current surge in recognition following the FBI raid on the previous president’s Florida property.
Truth Social advertises itself equally to Parler, promising a “big tent approach” freed from censorship. Its tag line on the Google Play Store implores potential customers to “follow the truth”.
Musk, in the meantime, has stated the driving drive behind wanting to purchase Twitter is a will to uphold free speech, and the world’s richest man has stated he would overturn Mr Trump’s ban.
After a tumultuous few months wherein Musk dedicated to after which tried to again out of shopping for Twitter, he has been given a court-issued deadline of 28 October to shut the deal or face a trial.
West’s takeover of Parler is anticipated to shut within the fourth quarter of 2022.
Source: information.sky.com”