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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs anyone else watching preparations for the conservatives "mass exit" from Facebook?
They are all going to Parler where they can spew conspiracy theories and lies without being "censored.'
https://www.facebook.com/events/1404460596612248/
no_hypocrisy
(46,122 posts)And the failed republican candidate for NJ-9 also announced he'll be talking on Parler as well.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)...and they're still there.
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)or never...
Iris
(15,659 posts)Big bunch of babies. Can't stand to have their beliefs challenged.
Shermann
(7,423 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)I'd not heard of it before (I had my own micro-exodus from FB - and Twitter - last year and my joy level went through the roof).
Iris
(15,659 posts)I've seen their true colors now and will not miss them if they go. If they don't, I'll remove them from my friends list.
I have been away from DU for some time now and honestly, I don't know why I haven't come back here as a safe space before now.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)not just in the US
I do push info out on Instagram now and then - but don't really read anything or follow anyone.
Decided I get along just fine with no social networking - turning into a curmudgeon, I guess!
Iris
(15,659 posts)Something for me to look into. Thanks!
JHB
(37,161 posts)Shermann
(7,423 posts)apcalc
(4,465 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)I love it!
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)But I do remember that Facebook helped spread false information that helped sink Hillary Clinton in 2016. The nightmare of the last four years didn't have to happen.
Iris
(15,659 posts)kwolf68
(7,365 posts)These people are insufferable.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)that should be fun. Let them implode in a stupid dark corner of the internet where they have not influence.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)Sounds look a good fit for them!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parler
Parler is a United States-based microblogging and social networking service launched in August 2018. Parler has a significant user base of Trump supporters, conservatives, and Saudi nationalists. Posts on the website often contain far-right content,[9] antisemitism,[12][discuss] and conspiracy theories.[15
Iris
(15,659 posts)They've also abandoned Fox News! lol!
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)But let the toxins be diluted. At Facebook they are condensed - harder to kill. Diluted is good.
Iris
(15,659 posts)I do worry about a couple of acquaintances I have. I'm not sure how they are going to survive the constant negativity and the mind fuck that will come from a regular diet of conspiracy theories.
Texasgal
(17,045 posts)Keep all the Nazi sympathizers and racists in one place! Works for me!
Makes it real easy for the FBI to keep tabs on them. Morans.
pwb
(11,276 posts)tonight on different O Ps. Big push on.
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)pwb
(11,276 posts)Getting the word out for sure.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Hard to own the libs in an environment completely lacking in same.
Iris
(15,659 posts)Xolodno
(6,395 posts)And I'm thinking, "good riddance".
But in reality, we all know they will stick around. They crave attention.
Iris
(15,659 posts)But they also do foam at the mouth a lot.
NCDem47
(2,249 posts)Make it the next Myspace.
Iwasthere
(3,168 posts)Baffled?? Everyone needs to understand what parler is, and the possibilities of uprising's sites. Imo
Iris
(15,659 posts)LeftInTX
(25,381 posts)Jack Floto
(60 posts)Part of the reason that we're seeing the nation become so intensely divided is partly due to social media echo chambers. I have family members who, in the past few years have grown INSANELY more conservative (like starting to believe conspiracy theory stuff now) because their Facebook feeds have gradually shown them posts and "news" stories that are more and more conservative and conspiratorial in nature (because of their "like" preferences on the platform). And what's scary is that these family members are well educated folks.
I'm just concerned that if most of the conservatives in our country flee to this new platform, the echo chamber effect will spiral out of control exponentially with them (at the very least, they'll likely be pushed further from receiving legitimate sources of news).
I guess I'm mainly worried that this will further divide our nation and increase the level of misinformation spread in our nation. Someone please make me feel better about this...
Iris
(15,659 posts)I mentioned in a reply above that I am frankly concerned about some of my friends who will go there and immerse themselves in a steady diet of conspiracy theories and endless skepticism. I am frankly concerned about their mental health.
StarryNite
(9,446 posts)Willto
(292 posts)....Make Facebook Way More Tolerable.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)brooklynite
(94,598 posts)It doesn't allow the long form writing that FACEBOOK does.
Iris
(15,659 posts)There was something similar several years back that didn't get traction. I can't remember the name of it. It wasn't targeted toward conservatives but more toward people over 35.
LeftInTX
(25,381 posts)He's my senator, so I follow him. But he's also a troll. He posts about once an hour on his verified, govt account. And it's all campaign, partisan stuff. Just imagine if he lost his base to parler?
I really should just unfollow the creep.
But if Cruz leaves FB, his ability to reach swing voters leaves with him.
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)likesmountains 52
(4,098 posts)Iris
(15,659 posts)And when the votes come in for AZ and it's clear FOX's predictions were correct, what then? hahahaha!
louis-t
(23,295 posts)hit you in the ass on the way out.
lastlib
(23,248 posts)Won't that p--- off RimJob?
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Creating an account and using Parler is free. Signup requires both an e-mail address and phone number.[30] At the point of registration, users have the option of supplying a photo of themselves and a scan of the front and back of their government-issued photo identification to have their account verified by Parler.[52][18] Individual users can set their account to only view Parleys from other verified users, if they choose. According to Matze, the purpose of the verification feature is to allow users to minimize their contact with trolls.[52] Anyone who verifies their identity on Parler is given a red badge, and people considered to be public figures are denoted with a gold badge.[18]
According to Matze, the identification document scans submitted by users who choose to have their accounts verified are destroyed after verification. However, the requirement for ID scans to become verified has prompted conspiracy theories about the site's retention and use of user information.[52][60]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parler
AwakeAtLast
(14,132 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)FB as politically mainstream, but the distillation of ugliness and extremism on Parler is not going to escape millions of families used to trading what they regard as "respectable" pix and messages on FB.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)I've blocked thousands of them, silenced or unfriended those who couldn't behave in a humane way.