Social Media Follies

Quality operation there. Truly, first rate. https://t.co/UwRdIAZOG4

— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) October 17, 2022

“Kanye West is a wealthy person and has a lot of resources, but not on the scale of being able to buy actually influential social media platforms.” https://t.co/yWSnnzy3cu

— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) October 17, 2022

By the way:*

Parler is run by George Farmer, the husband of right-wing commentator Candace Owens. Owens appeared at Ye’s Paris Fashion Week show last week where the two wore “WHITE LIVES MATTER” T-shirts. Farmer told The Wall Street Journal discussions to acquire Parler began at the show.

No idea which came first: the discussion or the dismissal from Twitter. But Farmer and Owens undoubtedly know a mark when they see one. That or they figure Christmas came early.

Quality operation there. Truly, first rate. https://t.co/UwRdIAZOG4

— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) October 17, 2022

I’m sure it will only get worse.

*Politico’s lede on that story was that Ye called Trump, and they agreed to have dinner sometime in the future.  I’ll retire to Bedlam…

Ye https://t.co/otvzIanVmS

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 17, 2022

Gonna be a rough dinner.