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Was Parler inevitable?

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Was Parler inevitable?

How the giants' self-regulation created a market opportunity

Casey Newton
Nov 17, 2020
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Was Parler inevitable?

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Parler app (Olivier Douliery / AFP)
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The apparent breakout success of Parler continued to draw attention over the weekend, as the upstart conservative-friendly social network attracted millions of users and raised the prospect that it could be here to stay. (At press time, it’s the No. 8 free app in the iOS App Store.) Last week I wrote about the challenges Parler f…

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