Parler, controlled by the Mercer family, fired CEO John Matze, according to a memo Matze sent to staffers.
“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision,” Matze wrote. “I understand that those who now control the company have made some communications to employees and other third parties that have unfortunately created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement.”
Matze wrote that over the past few months he has been “met constant resistance” to his original vision for the social media platform.
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“Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed. For example, I advocated for more product stability and what I believe is a more effective approach to content moderation,” Matze wrote.
“Over the past few weeks, I have worked endless hours and fought constant battles to get the Parler site running but at this point, the future of Parler is no longer in my hands. I want to thank the Parler employees, the people on Parler and Parler supporters for their tireless work and devotion to the company. They are an amazing group of diverse, hardworking and talented individuals and I have the utmost respect for them. Many of them have become my second family.”
Matze told staffers he will take a few weeks off before searching for a new venture.
“After that, I’ll be looking for new opportunities where my technical acumen, vision and the causes I am passionate about will be required and respected,” he wrote. “I want to thank all the people of Parler that supported me and the platform. This has been the true American Dream: an idea from a living room to a company of considerable value. I’m not saying goodbye, just so long for now.”
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Yes, I agree. This was quite the American dream. Build a company that allows conservative voices, and have it burned to the ground and stomped by hateful liberals like an American flag at a mostly peaceful Antifa rally. The Amerikan dream is exactly what I was thinking, too, when I read the story of Parler.
Those Parler stocks can always go down as there is no such thing as unlimited growth.
The bag of spanners to get thrown into the works grows larger.
Best of all it is peaceful and inside the rules of good for the goose is good for the gander.