and coordinate the attack. These bans prevented new users from downloading the app, effectively shutting down user growth.four months after it was banned once it provided a slate of revamped moderation policies. But by then, Trump’s own social media platform was rumored for launch, and a handful of rival apps, like Gettr and Rumble, had entered the “censorship-free” social media market.
Parler’s user growth remained anemic as competitors emerged. Leveraging its history of being taken offline, the company announced last September that it was forming a new venture, Parlement Technologies, which would house its social platform and a new “uncancelable” cloud services business. Parlement Technologies acquired the cloud infrastructureAfter the acquisition, Parlement Technologies tried to dump Parler on a willing buyer.
“Parlement Technologies has confirmed that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” a company spokesperson said in a statement last month. “This decision was made in the interest of both parties mid-November.” It’s not clear how many people are currently employed to work on the Parler social media platform or where it’s headed from here. At the time of publication, the company has
Sounds about right. Twitter is still 1.
Considering the user base dwindles by the day, no surprise.