Parlor

Parlor: Free Speech Social Media Platform

Free speech social media platform launched in 2018, offering a censorship-free alternative to Twitter, with features similar to Twitter's parleys.

What is Parlor?

Parler is a social media website and app launched in 2018 that aims to provide an alternative to mainstream social platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It bills itself as an unbiased social media focused on free speech and claims that content is moderated without ideological bias.

The platform allows users to post messages of up to 1,000 characters called 'parleys' similar to tweets on Twitter. Users can follow and interact with accounts and topics that interest them as well as trending discussions. In addition to text-based posts, the service also allows sharing images and videos.

Parler has attracted many conservatives, supporters of Donald Trump and far-right extremists who claim that mainstream social networks censor their political views and content related to right-wing ideologies. While Parlor positions itself as an unbiased free speech platform, its user base is predominantly right-leaning.

The site's founders John Matze Jr and Jared Thomson launched it in 2018 on the principles of privacy and free expression. However, the platform has received criticism for abusive content and misinformation with very little to no moderation leading Apple and Google to temporarily remove the Parler app from their stores after the attack on US Capitol Hill in January 2021.

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