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Forget About Trump Joining Parler! Social Media Platform's Future Now In Question As Parent Reportedly Lays Off Majority Of Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 9:01am | 471Social networking service Parler‘s parent company has reportedly laid off most of its employees, raising doubts over how far the ‘free speech’ centered social media platform would go. What Happened: Parlement Technologies, the parent company of Parler, has laid off 75% of its...
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Kanye West, Parler Scrap Buyout Deal After Rapper's String Of Controversies — Conservative Platform To Look Elsewhere For Growth
Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 10:15pm | 423Parler, the conservative alternative to Elon Musk’s Twitter, said Thursday that it has mutually agreed with Kanye West, now known as Ye, to terminate its sale to the rap star. What Happened: Parlement Technologies, the parent of Parler, confirmed the “decision was made in the interest...
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The New 3 Musketeers: Kanye West, Donald Trump And Elon Musk — These 3 Unique Personalities Have This In Common
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 5:09pm | 904“All for one, and one for all” could have new meaning in the world of social media thanks to three unique, well-known personalities. What Happened: Kanye West, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are all familiar names to millions of people in America and around the world. All three could also...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Devin Nunes, CEO Of Trump Media & Technology Group
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 3:02pm | 993A new media and technology company from former President Donald Trump is going public via a SPAC merger. Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ: DWAC) is bringing Trump Media & Technology Group public. It was recently announced that Devin Nunes will become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology...
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Parler Back Online With SkySilk's Web Hosting
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 9:44am | 485Parler, popular with right-wing conservatives, relaunched its social media platform on Monday with assurances over “sustainable, independent technology,” CNBC reports. Web infrastructure company SkySilk CEO confirmed that it is hosting Parler, NPR reports. The company had...
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Fintech Focus For February 16, 2021
Monday, February 15, 2021 - 8:59pm | 1124Quote To Start The Day: "The markets are not a casino. They are highly regulated and they're highly overseen.” Source: Stacey Cunningham One Big Thing In Fintech: Things are actually happening upside-down, topsy-turvy. The public markets are being inflated their way up, up, and away...
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Fintech Focus For January 25, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 12:47am | 3113Quote To Start The Day: You can't be a real networker unless you’re connected. Source: Michael Gruen One Big Thing In Fintech: Experts say 2021 is poised to see greater adoption and venture capital investment in blockchain technology. That prediction comes as more financial services apps...
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Apple Sued Over Not Taking Down Telegram After Capitol Hill Riot
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 2:34am | 528Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sued in California over allegations it failed to take action against messaging app Telegram in the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riot even as the platform was used to promote violence. What Happened: The Coalition for a Safer Web, a Washington D.C.-based non...
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Parler Finds Its Way Back Online — Thanks To A Russian Tech Firm
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 12:26am | 414Social media Parler has managed to return on the Web partially and its website is live at press time late Monday. What Happened: The website’s functionality at the time seems limited to displaying a few messages from the Parler team. “Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and...
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Apple's Tim Cook On Taking Down Parler: 'We're always trying to do the right thing'
Sunday, January 17, 2021 - 4:51pm | 478Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has commented about the company’s decision to suspend Parler from its App Store. What Happened: "We're always trying to do the right thing," Cook said, talking to Fox News host Chris Wallace. Answering Wallace’s...
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Why Jack Dorsey Sees Bitcoin As The Answer To Donald Trump Ban Controversy
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 11:56pm | 913Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said he saw Bitcoin (BTC) and an open decentralized standard for social media as a solution to a handful of companies controlling the conversation on the internet. Justifies Trump Ban: Dorsey said while he did not...
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YouTube Rival Rumble Sues Google Over Alleged Search Ranking Bias: WSJ
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 4:55am | 509Video-sharing site Rumble Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (GOOGL) Google, accusing it of abusing its search engine power to stifle rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. What Happened: Toronto-based Rumble, which has shot up in popularity...
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Parler Sues Amazon Over Allegations Of Political Bias, Favoring Twitter
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 10:41pm | 672Parler accused Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AZMN) of favoring Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in a lawsuit filed Monday after the former shut down its services following last week’s Capitol Hill riot. What Happened: The social network — favored by President Donald Trump's...
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Penny Stock Signal Advance Surges Another 438% On Mistaken Identity Of Signal App
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 6:32pm | 260Another case of mistaken identity has sent a penny stock soaring over the last several trading sessions. What Happened: Signal Advance (OTC: SIGL) saw a bump in its share price Monday as traders and algorithms are confusing the company with an app. Signal, a private messaging service, has seen...
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Parler Goes Dark As Amazon Pulls Web Hosting Support
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 5:51am | 456Parler is now completely offline as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cut off the social media platform from its cloud-hosting service Amazon Web Services. What Happened: The e-commerce giant had given Parler a 24-hour notice late Saturday, saying it couldn’t “provide services to a...