Kanye West is reportedly shopping for ‘free speech platform’ Parler

After just lately being suspended by Twitter and Instagram, Kanye West now seems set to purchase the ‘free speech’ platform Parler.

Kanye’s settlement with Parler was introduced in a press assertion from the social media firm at present (October 17).

“Parlement Applied sciences introduced at present that it has entered into an settlement in precept to promote Parler, the world’s pioneering uncancelable free speech platform, to Ye (previously generally known as Kanye West),” the assertion reads.

“Ye has develop into the richest Black man in historical past by music and attire and is taking a daring stance towards his latest censorship from Huge Tech, utilizing his far-reaching skills to additional lead the combat to create a really non-cancelable setting.”

Learn the official press launch about Parlement Applied sciences’ intent to promote the Parler social media platform to Ye: https://t.co/idUow9bvv6 #parler #news pic.twitter.com/sYcyyEBBQI

— Parler (@parler_app) October 17, 2022

The corporate added that Ye’s involvement with the corporate will assist create “an uncancelable ecosystem the place all voices are welcome.”

Kanye added: “In a world the place conservative opinions are thought of to be controversial we've to verify we've the correct to freely specific ourselves.”

Since its launch in 2018, Parler has earned a controversial fame and following the Capitol Riots in January 2021, the app was suspended from Google and Apple’s app shops for permitting customers to create posts that “incite ongoing violence within the U.S.”. The app solely returned to Google Play Retailer final month.

Information of Kanye’s acquisition of Parler comes amid a turbulent few weeks for the artist which started when he wore a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt at a Paris trend week present. Shortly after, he was suspended from Twitter and Meta (which owns Fb and Instagram) after posting anti-Semitic sentiments to his account.

When he re-joined Twitter, Kanye tweeted he would go “loss of life con [sic] 3 on Jewish folks”.

He has since been criticised by numerous well-known figures together with David Schwimmer, John Legend, Jack Antonoff and KISS’ Paul Stanley.

This previous weekend, West confronted a contemporary wave of backlash after showing on one other episode of the Drink Champs podcast the place he claimed George Floyd died from “fentanyl”, including that the police officer’s knee “wasn’t even on his neck like that.”

It has now been reported that George Floyd’s household are contemplating a lawsuit towards Kanye West for his feedback.

Talking on Kanye’s acquisition of Parler, the CEO of the app’s guardian firm Parlement Applied sciences – George Farmer – mentioned: “Ye is making a groundbreaking transfer into the free speech media house and can by no means need to concern being faraway from social media once more. As soon as once more, Ye proves that he's one step forward of the legacy media narrative. Parlement will probably be honored to assist him obtain his targets.”