Kanye West is buying rightwing social network Parler for an undisclosed sum. From our story:
The purchase by the rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
“In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” he said in a statement.
George Farmer, the chief executive of Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, said: “This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech. Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again.”
