BREAKING: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire conservative social media app Parler, the platform has announced. The move comes a week after the rapper was locked out of his Twitter account and restricted on Instagram for antisemitic posts.
Rich Fury/VF20 / Getty Images for Vanity Fair fileYe, formerly known as Kanye West, has agreed to acquire conservative-oriented social media app Parler, the platform announced early Monday.
"The terms of the proposed transaction would include ongoing technical support from Parlement and the use of private cloud services via Parlement’s private cloud and data center infrastructure," the statement said. Ye, who has been vocal about his struggles with mental health and has a history of posting erratically online, was restricted on Instagram and Twitter earlier this month after making comments about Jewish people.
In one antisemitic post on Twitter, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records, making an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.
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