
Greg Belfrage
It’s no wonder Parler imploded!
Fans of Parler have been anxiously awaiting news as to when the social media site might rise from the dead.
But the return of Parler seemed even further away after CEO John Matze announced this week that he had been fired.
Matze released a statement saying he was fired on January 29th.
“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,” according to the statement.
Now Parler investor Dan Bongino says it just ain’t so. He claims Matze is “no white knight in this story”.
WATCH: Bongino claims that he and the other owners of Parler are dedicated to free speech, set record straight about former CEO John Matze. pic.twitter.com/iGw6itLDaR
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 4, 2021
“So here’s what really happened. We were the ones in fact fighting to get Parler back up. It was some really bad decisions made by people on the inside and listen, this isn’t us airing, dirty laundry. This is protecting a company that is absolutely committed to free speech that I put the last year of my life into,” Bongino says.
It’s clear to me that Bongino if feeling betrayed by Matze and his comments.
“Is he really sure he wants to get into this again? I have no personal beef with the man at all. But this is an outrageous attack on people who have done nothing but work day and night to get this site back up and to fight back against these cancel culture goons, and to get knee cap like this by someone we trusted is a disgrace. He is no white knight in his story. There are people who fought hard to get this back up in a fighting right now, and a working nonstop. And that story you’re hearing is not true,” Bongino says.
Bongino is someone I admire. I had never heard of John Matze prior to Parler.
So if its a question of how to believe… there’s no debate. Bongino’s got my vote.
Here’s hoping Parler can work through it’s problems and get back online soon.
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