Without access to his Instagram or Twitter to harass his ex-wife or spread antisemitic views, Kanye West apparently needs a new place to express speech — freely. The rapper has reportedly struck a deal to buy Parler, the social media app known for being popular amongst Donald Trump supporters, conservatives, conspiracy theorists and far-right extremists.
"In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," Ye said in a statement released by Parler's parent company, Parlement Technologies, via The New York Times.
Neither Ye nor Parler has disclosed the price settled upon in the deal, though it is expected to close by the end of 2022.
"This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech," said Parlement Technologies CEO/Candace Owens's husband George Farmer. "Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again."
Farmer continued: "Once again, Ye proves that he is one step ahead of the legacy media narrative. Parlement will be honoured to help him achieve his goals."
The CEO also said that recent criticism of West's antisemitic tweeting is a case of Ye "[falling] victim to the cancellation narrative," and that "whether or not what he said offended some people, of course, is up for conversation."
"In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," Ye said in a statement released by Parler's parent company, Parlement Technologies, via The New York Times.
Neither Ye nor Parler has disclosed the price settled upon in the deal, though it is expected to close by the end of 2022.
"This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech," said Parlement Technologies CEO/Candace Owens's husband George Farmer. "Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again."
Farmer continued: "Once again, Ye proves that he is one step ahead of the legacy media narrative. Parlement will be honoured to help him achieve his goals."
The CEO also said that recent criticism of West's antisemitic tweeting is a case of Ye "[falling] victim to the cancellation narrative," and that "whether or not what he said offended some people, of course, is up for conversation."
