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Kanye West's bid to buy conservative platform Parler an 'expensive vanity project', analysts say

Rapper Kanye West, who is now legally known as Ye, could be in control of the right-wing social media network Parler by the end of the year. So, how did this come about and what do analysts think?

ABC News

Elon Musk Floats Alliance with Kanye West. Then Backtracks

The two troublemakers are each acquiring a social network.

The Street

Trump and Kanye speak by phone and plan to have dinner amid antisemitism row

Ex-president and artist have both made anti-Jewish statements angering critics and drawing charges of antisemitism

The Independent UK

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What is Parler? The ‘free speech’ social media platform Kanye West is buying

The rapper said 'we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves' after being suspended from Instagram and Twitter

Chronicle Live

Elon Musk deletes tweet that hinted at collaboration with Kanye West

Comes as rapper purchases right-wing network Parler

The Independent UK

Kanye marched for George Floyd and paid daughter’s tuition – now he’s being sued by his family. What changed?

Rapper once supported family at marches and with donation. Now he’s citing a documentary from Candace Owens as proof that the police didn’t actually kill George Floyd. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: translator drought in flood zones, Russian war plane crashes, Truss tax plan axed

Tuesday: Shepparton’s multicultural community had to rely on a team of volunteers to help raise the alarm amid flooding. Plus: the ultimate guide to buying men’s underwear

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Parler seen as home for far-right -- and now Kanye West

Paris (AFP) - Seen as an online home for extremist rhetoric unwelcome at established social networks, Parler won fans in the ultra-far right and an aspiring buyer in celebrity Kanye West.

AFP

Kanye West’s business partners were backing away even before rapper's plan to buy Parler

After one of the ugliest months of his career, Kanye West’s long list of business partners again face a choice — stick with him, knowing at any moment he could launch into a hateful tirade against anyone from his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s new boyfriend to Jewish people at large — or finally…

Los Angeles Times

Kanye West news - live: Elon Musk teases Twitter collaboration as rapper buys Parler

George Floyd’s family is also considering a lawsuit against Kanye West after he spoke about the dead 46-year-old man’s death over the weekend on Drinks Champs with rapper N.O.R.E, according to their lawyer

The Independent UK

Parler CEO calls Kanye West a ‘victim of cancellation’

“I can’t comment because I’m not him,” said CEO George Farmer, following Ye’s takeover bid

The Independent UK

George Floyd's family 'considering suing' Kanye West over 'slap in the face' comments

The family of the late George Floyd are 'considering suing' Kanye West over false and 'slap in the face' comments he made on his recent Drink Champs interview

Daily Mirror

Kanye West agrees to buy social network Parler

New York (AFP) - Social network Parler announced Monday a deal for Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives, just over a week after the rapper's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over anti-Semitic posts.

AFP

Even Trump concerned by Kanye West acting ‘crazy’, report says

Former president confiding in friends that rapper needs ‘help’

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Evening Standard

What is the Parler social media app and who owns it right now?

Kanye West has pledge to buy the app, following in Elon Musk’s footsteps in buying digital platforms in the name of ‘free speech’

The Street

Kanye Takes a Cue From Elon Musk and Donald Trump

"We have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," Ye said of his plans to acquire far-right social media platform Parler.

Salon

Kanye West to buy far-right Parler

West said that his goal was to defend conservatives' "free speech" rights from the tyranny of big tech

Tribune News Service

Kanye West agrees to acquire conservative social media platform Parler

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Benzinga

News Corp and Fox Corp's Possible Consolidation, Faster Lead Times For iPhone 14 Models, Kanye West Buys Conservative Social Media Platform, Twitter Prepares Tackling Spread Of Misinformation: Top Stories Monday, Oct. 17

Wall Street Journal Rupert Murdoch Explores News Corp and Fox Corp Consolidation

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Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Kanye to buy ‘free speech’ site Parler

Kanye West has apparently reached an agreement to buy the social media platform Parler.

Evening Standard

Kanye West to buy right-wing social media platform Parler to protect ‘conservative opinions’

Parler only made its return to the Google Play Store last month, having been removed after the Capitol riots in January 2021

The Independent UK

Kanye West to buy right-wing friendly Parler

he rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts

Daily Mirror

Kanye West to acquire social platform Parler after Twitter ban over anti-Semitic Tweet

Kanye West had his Twitter account restricted after sharing anti-Semitic posts and the rapper is now said to be in an agreement to purchase social media platform Parler

The Independent UK

Kanye West news – live: Parler CEO and Candace Owens’ husband calls rapper a ‘victim of cancellation’

George Floyd’s family is also considering a lawsuit against West after he spoke about the dead 46-year-old man’s death over the weekend, according to their lawyer

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