Parler, representatives of Trump's former president, and Parler were thought to be discussing an alternative social network. However, Parler apparently rejected one aspect of the arrangement. According to a New York Magazine excerpt, the platform didn't want to ban Trump's detractors.Wolff reveals the following:One interesting point that the Trump family considered [the morning of January 6, 2017] was the follow-up to a conversation initiated months earlier by family members and aides. Trump-family members had reached out to Trump representatives. Parler is a social network that was supported by Bob Mercer's daughter Rebekah and far-right extremists. They suggested that Trump would become an active member at Parler after his departure from office. This would allow him to move much of his social media activity there from Twitter. Trump would be eligible for 40 percent of Parler's gross revenues, and Parler would ban any negative comments about him. Parler balked at this last condition.Parler has enjoyed popularity with conservative users. It has always promoted itself as a social media network that doesn't have as strict guidelines as other platforms. So it is not surprising that it did not want to set a content limit, even at the request its most well-known potential user. Parler has yet to respond to a request for comment on the reported discussions.BuzzFeed News reported in February on Trump's possible involvement with Parler. However, they shared other terms Parler offered to the Trump Organization for a 40% share of the company. BuzzFeed News did not report on Parlers refusal to ban Trump critics.Parler was removed from Apple's and Google's respective app stores shortly after the attack on the US Capitol. Amazon also terminated Parlers hosting. Although the app was able to be downloaded again from Apple's App Store, it still had some restricted content. It is not yet available on Google Play.
