Parler CEO John Matze Fired by Board

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Wrap

Parler CEO John Matze has been fired by the company’s board, according to a memo sent to staffers on Wednesday.

“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision,” Matze wrote to staffers in the memo obtained by Fox News. “I understand that those who now control the company have made some communications to employees and other third parties that have unfortunately created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement.”

Parler did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

In his memo to staffers, Matze said he’s “met constant resistance” from the board in recent months over his vision for the app and his “strong belief in free speech.” Mercer, the daughter of billionaire hedge fund investor Robert Mercer, co-founded and funded Parler. Like her father, she has been active in right-wing causes like Breitbart News and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

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[turtleblossom]

1. Dude has no website.

All he had to do was fallow his own guidelines and not allow people to post violent content on the site. How hard was that? That's what he gets for dancing with devils.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. May I make a suggestion? Throw this guy in with

Robert Mercer in a locked room with nothing more than some PCP and a lead pipe. Whoever comes out, can run that cesspool.

[Grokenstein]

3. A few weeks later...

"Did anyone ever unlock that room...?"

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. Hey, shit happens. "Mistakes" are

made.

[Ford_Prefect]

4. IMO the Mercers got exactly what they wanted until Paler got too hot to handle and then banned.

They fired Matze as a fall guy. Next they'll roll out the same trashy service under a new name and management, with the FBI watching every move.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Perhaps some charge could be brought against Mercer for aiding and abetting the conspiracy.

She has billions to spend to upend our government and democracy, but a threat of legal consequences would not be too appealing to her. I know it’s unlikely, but people like her are enabling the kooks to communicate and plan their violence.

[apnu]

6. Rebekah Mercer is a heiress of the Mercer fortune

A major Republican political donor and operative. Thus Parler was astroturf that got out of hand.