Kanye West Offers to Buy Parler: What’s Behind the Conservative Social Media Trend? | WSJ

Kanye West is offering to buy alternative social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for anti-Semitic posts. Here’s what the deal means for Parler and the emerging universe of alternative social media platforms popular with conservatives.

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What Tapper saw when he signed up for a far-right social media site

As the push for alternative social media sites continues, CNN’s Jake Tapper joined the far-right social network site Gab, which advertises free speech, individual liberty, and the free flow of information online. Here’s what he saw. #CNN #News