Since the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Parler has caught on among right-wing politicians and “influencers” — people with large online followings — as a social-media platform where they can share and promote ideas without worrying about the company blocking or flagging their posts for being dangerous or misleading.
While it’s too early to tell if Parler is here to stay, it has already achieved a reputation and engagement level that has overtaken other alternative platforms. But along with its success comes the reality that extremist movements like QAnon and the Boogalooers have thrived in the platform’s unregulated chaos.
The 2020 election In the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, the big social-media sites took steps to mitigate election-related extremism and disinformation. Twitter rolled out labels for all mail-in-ballot misinformation and put a prompt on tweeted articles to encourage people to read them before retweeting. Facebook blocked QAnon groups and, later, restricted QAnon-adjacent accounts pushing the “SaveTheChildren” conspiracy theory. Facebook also began prohibiting Holocaust denial posts.
My research center has spent several years building an extensive encyclopedia of far-right terminology and slang, covering niche topics from the spectrum of white supremacist, neo-fascist and anti-state movements. We have studied the ways that far-right language evolves alongside content-moderation efforts by mainstream platforms, and how slang and memes are often used to evade regulations.
Behind the scenes Parler’s ownership is still kept largely secret. However, the few pieces of information that have come to light make Parler’s spike in popularity even more concerning.
If Twitter hadn’t become so partisan, Paler would l ok kelt not have emerged...
Every morning I go on Parler and laugh at the Trump-humpers totally humiliating themselves with conspiracies and stupidity. Try it. It's a great way to start your day.
That platform is a cesspool out of control spreading misinformation and fake news by the minute🤦♂️
Twitter on the Left Parler on the Right 🙃
Should probably mention it’s funded primarily by the radical right wing activist Mercer family. The same powerful family behind the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook privacy scandal.
You mean Copeler
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