A niche social network favored by right wing personalities and conservatives has accused Facebook of aiding a 2020 election "information blackout."
The platform, overseen by Las Vegas-based John Matze Jr., has pitched itself as a free speech alternative to Twitter or Facebook, attracting high-profile users including Ted Cruz, Devin Nunes, Eric Trump, Katie Hopkins, Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul.
The attack on Mark Zuckerberg's social media giant was published on Monday in an "election transparency pledge" uploaded to Parler's anti-Facebook website.
"Zuckerberg and his technoauthoritarian pals have made their plans clear. They will impose de facto censorship and an information blackout in which only 'approved' information sources may be read, seen and heard," read the letter, attributed to COO and Strategic Investor Jeffrey Wernick.
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Social Network Parler is Trashing Zuckerberg for 2020 Election 'Information Blackout'
- by: Jason Murdock
- September 22, 2020
- Source:
Newsweek
- 12/31/2020
Election Blackout by Element5 Digital is licensed under Flickr
Election Blackout by Element5 Digital is licensed under Flickr
