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Former Parler Employees Trash Company, Plot New Website<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/Getty</p> <p>Former employees at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kanye-west-censored-by-free-speech-platform-he-praised">Parler</a>, the alternative social media platform used to help <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-hit-parler-with-search-warrants-for-enrique-tarrio-and-other-proud-boys-new-court-filings-reveal">organize the Jan. 6 attack</a> on the Capitol building, are privately fuming that their site was sold and are brainstorming ways to re-launch the controversial platform.</p> <p>In message logs obtained and reviewed by The Daily Beast, select Parler allies and ex-employees have been sharing their personal gripes in a <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-leaker-og-ranted-about-government-overreach-on-discord-report-says">Discord</a> server called “Parler Life Raft” in recent months as the “free speech” site has taken a tumble.</p> <p>Despite the site recently being sold and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/parler-shut-down-temporarily-after-starboard-buys-social-media-platform-2023-04-14/">temporarily shutting down</a>, some former staffers believe a Parler-inspired site can be re-launched and have taken aim at senior management for the company’s downfall.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-parler-employees-trash-company-plot-new-website-in-discord-chat">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/Getty

Former employees at Parler, the alternative social media platform used to help organize the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, are privately fuming that their site was sold and are brainstorming ways to re-launch the controversial platform.

In message logs obtained and reviewed by The Daily Beast, select Parler allies and ex-employees have been sharing their personal gripes in a Discord server called “Parler Life Raft” in recent months as the “free speech” site has taken a tumble.

Despite the site recently being sold and temporarily shutting down, some former staffers believe a Parler-inspired site can be re-launched and have taken aim at senior management for the company’s downfall.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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