What’s the Deal With the “Free Speech” Alternative to Twitter?

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Inside the “free speech”–centric, far right–friendly alternative to Twitter.

includes clauses that may seem antithetical to its mission. The platform “may remove any content and terminate your access to the Services at any time and for any reason or no reason,” it states. But perhaps most surprising is this:

17. You agree to defend and indemnify Parler, as well as any of its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses arising from or relating to your access to and use of the Services. Parler will have the right to conduct its own defense, at your expense, in any action or proceeding covered by this indemnity.

The indemnity provision means that if Parler faces a lawsuit for something you post, you pay. Basically, you’re free to say whatever you want—as long as it falls within the community guidelines, and as long as you’re willing to take the risk.

What Parler could do, Amarasingam believes, is serve as a kind of sounding board for the far right, a place for fringe movements to try out and refine different arguments. Essentially, it could be a “factory of sorts,” churning out ideas before they’re deployed into the mainstream. Maybe one day, at least—for now, a good portion of the conversation of Parler is about how fantastic the platform is and how dumb the old tech giants are. Amarasingam acknowledged this.

 

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Few things warrant a Darwin Award like a publication that argues free speech is dangerous. I'm curious which amendment you'll suddenly support in the event of a push to shut down far LEFT speech...

Putting free speech in quotes doesn't make it untrue, you know. Yes, free speech means that there WILL be far right opinions. Along with far left and moderate opinions. Allowing others to speak their piece is not an endorsement, you fascist morons.

US Constitution Article 1 Section 8 'To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;' in·sur·rec·tion /ˌinsəˈrekSH(ə)n/ noun a violent uprising against an authority or government

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