Chris Lange, FISM News

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Parlement Technologies announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement in principle to sell its Parler social media platform to controversial rap artist and fashion mogul Kanye West, who now goes by the name “Ye.”

The Nevada-based Parler was founded by John Matze Jr. and Jared Thomson in 2018 as a global platform for free speech to counter Big Tech censorship of conservative voices. 

Parler said in a statement that the proposed acquisition by Ye “will assure Parler a future role in creating an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome.”

“This deal will change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech. Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again,” Parler CEO George Farmer said in the announcement. 

Under the terms of their agreement in principle, the parties intend to enter into a definitive purchase agreement by the fourth quarter of 2022.

Ye, whom Parler lauded as “a compatriot in the fight for free speech,” officially joined the platform on Monday.

“In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial, we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” he said.

The controversial rap artist caused a stir in 2020 when he expressed support for former President Trump on social media. He was embraced by many conservatives when he was spotted wearing a replica of Trump’s signature red “Make America Great Again” baseball hat — a loathed symbol to Democrats of the former president’s “America First” agenda.

More recently, Ye sparked outrage when he appeared at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with “White Lives Matter.” He later spoke about it on an episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight. He also made headlines once again this weekend over what many have called disturbing anti-Semitic remarks he made on Sunday in an interview that aired on the Revolt TV website. 

During the sit-down with hosts Queens rapper N.O.R.E. and Miami hip-hop producer DJ EFN, Ye accused Jews of exploiting black entertainment artists for profit.

“What they do is, the Jewish community, especially in the music industry, … entertainment, period,  they’ll take one of us, the brightest of us, right, that could really feed a whole village. And they take and milk us until we die and then Stevie Wonder’s kid gotta get a job,” he said, according to a Daily Wire report.

Following the Carlson interview, Ye wrote in a since-deleted tweet: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing, is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Twitter booted him off the platform over the comments.

During the Revolt interview, Ye acknowledged that he misspelled “defcon” in the tweet, then clarified that the term means “that you’re preparing to protect yourself.”

His anti-Semitic rant also resulted in the cancellation of four upcoming concerts at the So-Fi Stadium in Los Angeles, a move Ye attributed to the left targeting anyone engaged in “wrong-think.” 

“Once they cancel four So-Fi Stadiums because of what’s classified as wrong-think, because it’s very important to have the black vote in groupthink, and not separate from the thought and being completely in line with the Left, the Jewish media and the Chinese,” he said.

This article was partially informed by a Cision PR report.