“Over the past few months, I have encountered consistent resistance to my product vision, my firm belief in freedom of expression, and my vision of how the Parler site should be managed.” He instructed Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” made up of Matthew Richardson … He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. A Gizmodo report used GPS data from hundreds of archived Parler videos to prove that numerous users stormed the nation’s legislative branch. Because of people like you, another world is possible. WIRED Media Group Parler remains steadfast in protecting your right to free speech. And afterwards, they'll have great sex. Without Your Support We Simply Don't Exist. Filed Under: content moderation, hosting, john matze, kevin matossian, mark meckler, matthew richardson… To date, 15 states have enacted COS-backed resolutions, and 16 more states have COS resolutions under consideration this year. They hate free speech. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment. We don't want advertising dollars. On Jan. 11, Parler found a willing domain host, Epik—a company known for hosting far-right extremist sites, including Gab, BitChute, and, formerly, 8chan, the message board where future terrorists plotted their massacres—and hired a Russian firm to protect it against denial-of-service attacks, but it has not found a company to host its content. Rebekah Mercer and her father Robert are well-known donors to conservative causes, including conservative super PACs and both of former US President Donald Trump's presidential campaigns. Ad Choices, with 75 posters participating, including story author, Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images, Parler sues Amazon (again), claims AWS ban sank a billion-dollar valuation, both of former US President Donald Trump's presidential campaigns, Parler goes dark, sues Amazon to demand immediate reinstatement. Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox. CSG pulled in more than $12 million of dollars from donor-advised fund sponsor Vanguard Charitable, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, and Donors Capital Fund between 2010 and 2018. Your California Privacy Rights | Do Not Sell My Personal Information Parler sued Amazon over the suspension of service, demanding reinstatement. CSG did not return the Center for Media and Democracy’s request for comment on Parler and Meckler’s role there. Matze had the authority to appoint one manager—himself. "However," the complaint goes on, "Matze alleges and believes that NDM simply served as Mercer's alter ego to mask her role in Parler. The board of the far-right social media app Parler has fired its CEO and put the platform in the hands of interim CEO Mark Meckler and right-wing British political operative Matthew Richardson, along with board chair and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. Meckler went on to found Citizens for Self-Governance (CSG), now the Convention of States Foundation, a right-wing nonprofit that manages the Convention of States project, with the Koch-connected Eric O’Keefe. Mark Meckler has a long history of creating organizations to mobilize far-right activists. Matze claims his proposal "was met with dead silence." CSG Action, a sister group of CSG, has received over $2 million from two groups associated with Leo. Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. Our Mission:To inform. Meckler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. While no media reports seem to disclose who Matthew Richardson is, Mark Meckler appears to be host of The Mark Meckler Show and … Matze confirmed the move in a text message to Reuters on Wednesday.In a memo to staff first reported by Fox News, Matze said, "On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. Read more about Alex at his personal website. The ousting of a CEO who allegedly wanted to increase content moderation and the installation of Meckler may indicate Mercer’s intention for Parler to remain a hotbed for right-wing extremism. From Parler's point of view, everything went abruptly pear-shaped in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Meckler, whom Mercer recruited for Parler… The Tea Party Patriots was a member of the “#StopTheSteal coalition” and one of the organizers of the “March to Save America” rally on Jan. 6 rally that directly preceded the march to the Capitol and insurrection. Meckler views Black Lives Matter as “evil” and “anti-American.” His daughter created the first student chapter of CSG while attending the right-wing Christian Hillsdale College. It doesn't work that way. Matze and his college roommate, Jared Thomson, built out the site, which began to attract a population of conservative, Republican, and extreme right-wing users against the backdrop of the contentious 2020 US presidential election. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. Former Parler CEO John Matze is suing the board of the troubled social media company, alleging that funder Rebekah Mercer and board members she placed engaged in a scheme to steal his share in the company he co-founded. "While Mercer readily acknowledged and broadly boasted... that Parler was an enterprise worth hundreds of millions of dollars, if not a billion dollars, she and others orchestrated a theft of Matze's 40 percent ownership, claiming that it could be taken from him for a mere $3.00," Matze claims in the suit (PDF). Former CEO John Matze claims that after the violent events, he wanted Parler to crack down on domestic terrorists and other groups that incite violence, including the conspiracy theory-driven QAnon cult, and that as a result, Mercer and the board fired him on Jan. 29. Parler launched in 2018, billing itself as "a non-biased, free speech social media focused on protecting user's rights." Can Unions Defang Charter School Vampires? He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Box 443Portland, ME 04112-0443USA, Common Dreams is a small nonprofit with a big mission. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. COS has worked with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate pay-to-play operation, to coordinate the effort. 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Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Ars Technica Addendum (effective 8/21/2018). In fall of 2020, as Parler became more popular, Matze says he laid out potential strategies for growth with investors, and everyone involved mutually agreed that aggressive growth, relying on Amazon Web Services to continue hosting the platform, was the best path forward. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Matze claims he refused to sign the release and consulted his attorney, at which point "he was abruptly and unceremoniously fired the next day" by Mark Meckler, who is currently serving as Parler's interim CEO. Common Dreams is not your normal news site. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. "To address what Matze viewed as improper threats from Apple and Amazon, Matze proposed to Mercer... that Parler bar any identifiable extremist groups like QAnon and neo-Nazis from Parler's platform" because they were inciting violence and acts of domestic terrorism. Richardson appears to be a lawyer and the former general secretary of Ukip, a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. Apple followed suit within hours, kicking Parler out of the iOS App Store. You must login or create an account to comment. The site relaunched on Feb. 15, but users reported receiving error messages. An executive of the company is suing Metaxas and others for libel and slander. The Guardian reported that Breitbart and Ukip collaborated and had "unusual arrangements" in 2016 on a pro-Brexit campaign. Parler Is Now in the Hands of a Right-Wing Extremist Seeking a Radical Rewrite of the Constitution. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Later, Matze would be informed that Mercer had appointed J.D. Amazon in turn pointed out that it had warned Parler about violent content on the platform for months. Richardson has reportedly been a lawyer for Robert Mercer, the billionaire father of Rebekah Mercer, and was close with Steve Bannon, the former chairman of the Mercer-funded far-right media outlet, Breitbart News. Matze told Reuters Parler now has an “Executive Committee” composed of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. We have asked Parler for comment and will update this story if we hear back. The board of the far-right social media app Parler has fired its CEO and put the platform in the hands of interim CEO Mark Meckler and right-wing British political operative Matthew Richardson, along with board chair and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. Thank you. Matthew Richardson, another Mercer ally and former party secretary of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), joined the executive committee. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. According to The Intercept, reopen and anti-mask groups were a “crucial recruiting ground” for the “stop the steal” election denial movement, which led to the deadly insurrection. Following the insurrection and Parler’s insufficient content moderation, Apple and Google took the Parler app down from their stores, and Amazon removed it from its web-hosting service. One was Matthew Richardson, who stepped into an "executive committee" role following Matze's split from the company. "At her direction, Mercer's ownership in Parler was initially intended to be a secret," the suit alleges, and was therefore held in the name of NDMascendant, LLC. He co-founded the Tea Party Patriots in 2009, but resigned in 2012, two months after he was charged with a felony for attempting to board a plane with a semiautomatic handgun and ammunition. It also got $950,000 from the Judicial Education Project, a legal nonprofit closely tied to the conservative Federalist Society and its co-chairman, Leonard Leo, in 2016, and $500,000 from the family foundation of Rebekah Mercer and her father, Robert, in 2014. The avalanche of election fraud falsehoods comprised the “Big Lie,” the primary motivating factor behind the insurrectionists. Support Our Work -- Join the small group of generous readers who donate, keeping Common Dreams free for millions of people each year. Multiple conservative factions want to hold a constitutional convention. In 2015, Richardson said bigots “deserve representation” and called his country’s National Health Service “the Reichstag bunker of socialism.” He was photographed with former Ukip Chairman Nigel Farage exiting the golden elevator in Trump Tower in 2017. The murders by cop go on; the latest, Lymond Moses, was asleep in his car. Vance also showed up to "at least one manager's meeting" claiming to be a manager of Parler, "although Matze was never provided with confirming documentation.". Alex’s work has been published by more than two dozen media outlets including The American Prospect, The Nation and Vice.com. The attack at the Capitol happened on a Wednesday. By February, Parler brought itself back online with alternate hosting and is slowly trying to work its way back to the level of popularity it had late last year. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. To inspire.To ignite change for the common good. Hundreds of participants in the mob were sharing live video and photos of the violence on Parler, as well as using the service to post violent threats and egg each other on. COS touts endorsements from a long list of extremists, including commentators Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro; Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, whose group helped plan the Jan. 6 rally; Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe; anti-immigrant hate figure David Horowitz; Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Republican member of the House Freedom Caucus who allegedly worked with activist Ali Alexander to plan the Jan. 6 events; and right-wing Christian radio host Eric Metaxas, who told Kirk in December, “We need to fight to the death, to the last drop of blood, because it’s worth it.”. © 2021 Condé Nast. Many of those videos, which were archived by a hacker, were featured in a montage that House impeachment managers used in Trump’s impeachment trial. Meckler has a long history of creating organizations to mobilize far-right activists. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Filed Under: content moderation, hosting, john matze, kevin matossian, mark meckler, matthew richardson, social media One side wants to pass a balanced budget amendment to rein in federal spending. In his suit, Matze claims his firing was "in violation of the law and public policy" because he "endeavor[ed] to preserve Parler's commitment to free expression while combatting any misuse by violent extremists and domestic terrorists. Yeah, this carnage is a mystery. Convention of States (COS) wants to hold an Article V convention of the states to amend the U.S. constitution to severely restrict the power of the federal government. Filed Under: content moderation, hosting, john matze, kevin matossian, mark meckler, matthew richardson… “Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.” He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. While Parler was offline after getting the boot from Amazon, the board fired Matze. Many participants in the deadly Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 were Parler users. Common DreamsP.O. He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Parler relaunched online last week with a small hosting company called SkySilk based in Los Angeles, … Matze in the suit claims that he was introduced to Mercer in 2017 and that he and she discussed the possibility of building a community commenting platform for extreme right-wing site Breitbart News. Hillbilly Elegy author and … Meckler and Richardson make up Parler’s executive committee, according to Reuters. ALEC has a model bill for state legislators to use to call for a COS-style convention. Alex Kotch, PhD is a campaign finance expert and investigative reporter. The board of the far-right social media app Parler has fired its CEO and put the platform in the hands of interim CEO Mark Meckler and right-wing British political operative Matthew Richardson, along with board chair and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. And by the end of the weekend, the biggest hammer of all fell on Parler, when Amazon suspended the site's web hosting, driving it temporarily offline. Like other Parler users, Meckler spouted unfounded theories about mass voter fraud, as in this Dec. 6 video. Mercer's involvement became public in November thanks to a Wall Street Journal report. Parler remains largely offline after being dropped by Seattle-based Amazon’s cloud-hosting division and the app stores of Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google following the … Parler also asked Trump to link back to the site when posting to the other social media platforms or whenever he emailed his supporters. He helped launch the money-in-politics website Sludge. And it’s likely that Mecker’s COS will use the platform to promote its agenda and expand its reach. Hillbilly Elegy author and potential Senate candidate J.D. We need you. Every day of the week, we publish the most important breaking news & views for the progressive community. If you can help today—because every gift of every size matters—please do. It hosted a website with information on various protests and advertised on Facebook about the site. Vance as her second manager, although Matze was never provided with confirming documentation. COS belongs to the other, more extreme faction, which plans to use a convention to radically rewrite the nation’s founding document to allow states to opt out of regulations and even Supreme Court decisions they don’t like. 2020, Mercer designated Matthew Richardson as one of her designated managers. Metaxas denied Biden’s election victory and spread wild conspiracy theories about voting machine company Dominion. In part thank messianic warrior-cop, fear-mongerer and "killology" expert Dave Grossman, who for 20 years has held police "trainings" to tell acolytes they're "the royalty of this land," a war zone of thugs and killers where they must become "a predator" who learns to shoot first and think later: "We fight violence (with) righteous violence." ... including British lawyer Matthew Richardson … He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. II. The platform now has an “executive committee” made up of Meckler and Richardson. - Craig Brown, Co-founder. ", That was Mercer's doing, Matze alleges. Every donation—large or small—helps us bring you the news that matters. All rights reserved. Bannon went on to chair Trump’s 2016 campaign and serve as chief White House adviser. After firing him, Matze claims, Parler leadership undertook a public campaign "to defame Matze's business reputation," alleging he stood in violation of the Parler operating agreement and allowing "the forced sale and purchase" of his 40 percent stake in the company. Meckler fits in with the extremists with which his group associates. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. “Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.” He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. COS denied the severity of COVID-19 and coordinated protests of lockdown measures in spring 2020 that were enacted to fight the spread of the virus. Mercer herself believed that her involvement would serve as a distraction and would be potentially toxic to Parler's business objectives. Read our affiliate link policy. With Matze gone, Mercer — who maintains majority control — has reportedly designated responsibilities to Matthew Richardson, a British lawyer, and Mark Meckler, a former tea party activist. Sign up or login to join the discussions! Mercer lost interest in Parler for a time in 2019 and 2020, the suit alleges, leading Matze to talk to other potential investors, including conservative media personality Dan Bongino. Matthew Richardson, another Mercer ally and former party secretary of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), joined the … Despite their own claims that Parler should be valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, Matze claims, "Mercer, through Meckler and Richardson, claimed they had determined the 'fair market value' of Matze's 40 percent interest to be a mere $3.00.". To remain an independent news source, we do not advertise, sell subscriptions or accept corporate contributions. Matthew Richardson, another Mercer ally and former party secretary … The college’s president, Larry Arnn, chaired Donald Trump’s 1776 Commission, which produced an error-riddled and racist response to the 1619 Project, a New York Times Magazine series that presents the U.S. as a nation founded on slavery and racism. Jeffrey Wernick, a "third-party consultant" who "was allowed to portray himself as Chief Operating Officer" of Parler, approached Matze at the end of January "and threatened him with financial ruin if he did not immediately sign a release of claims and resign," the suit alleges. According to Matze, who said he did not participate in the decision, the Parler board decided to terminate his position. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. Instead, we rely on readers like you, to provide the "people power" that fuels our work. The board of the far-right social media app Parler has fired its CEO and put the platform in the hands of interim CEO Mark Meckler and right-wing British political operative Matthew Richardson, along with board chair and majority owner Rebekah Mercer. COS has heavily recruited Hillsdale College students for its internship program. The complaint calls the maneuvering "outlandish and arrogant theft," adding that "this scheme is epitomized by oppression, fraud, and malice, for which Matze is entitled to receive punitive damages" of at least three times the "millions he is owed in compensatory damages.". We don't survive on clicks. Meckler, whom Mercer recruited for Parler, is a well known right-wing activist who co-founded the Tea Party Patriots and is president and CEO of the Convention of States Foundation and its partner Convention of States Action, organizations pushing for a constitutional convention to radically rewrite America’s founding document. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. "Wernick threatened Matze that he would be buried under an avalanche of legal claims and expenses if he dared defy Mercer." Because of people like you, another world is possible. Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. Mercer has reportedly put in place a team to run the site in Matze’s absence - including British lawyer Matthew Richardson and former tea party … Matze co-founded Parler in 2018 with Jared Thomson and Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of hedge-fund billionaire Robert Mercer. By Friday, Google banned the Parler app from its Google Play store. The suit presents a narrative of the founding of the company that has largely not been made public to date, as well as more details about allegations Matze made earlier this year. 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Please help keep Common Dreams alive by making a contribution. Common Dreams brings you the news that matters. Twitter sucks…I mean seriously sucks. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. NDM had the authority to appoint two managers. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ", Matze and Mercer worked out an arrangement in which NDM would be the 60 percent owner of all voting shares, with Matze retaining the remaining 40 percent, the suit claims. We want the world to be a better place. Instead of getting Parler back online more quickly, he claims, Mercer wanted to make it "the 'tip of the conservative spear'... Parler was now being hijacked to serve the personal political interests and personal advantages of [Mercer and the board] rather than serve as the free expression platform as originally conceived.". 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