'Free Speech' Social Network Parler Allegedly Censoring #WriteInTrumpforGA (Newsweek)

[Mike 03]

Newsweek
JAMES CROWLEY ON 11/24/20 AT 11:53 AM EST

Social network Parler has allegedly hidden posts on its website that are tagged as #WriteInTrumpForGA. The hashtag is encouraging disgruntled supporters of President Donald Trump to write the president in rather than any candidate for the upcoming Senate Runoff elections.

The hashtag originated in a Super PAC with GOP ties.The Committee for American Sovereignty, connected to political consultant Roger Stone, launched a website calling for people to "Hack the Runoff," and write in Trump. The website states:

With enough write-ins in the Georgia senate race, we can tilt the balance in Georgia in Trump's favor! If we can do this, we have a real chance at getting these RINO [Republican In Name Only] senators to act on the illegitimate and corrupt election presided over by a Democrat party that is invested in the Communist takeover of Our Great Nation. We will not stop fighting for you, the American Patriot, against the evils of Socialism and inferior Religions. This is a Christian Nation and will be as long as we fight, together, for our sovereignty.

A user on Twitter shared a screenshot of Parler's search screen. The screengrab shows no results for #WriteInTrumpforGA. However, a Newsweek search on Parler shows that there are 21 "Parleys" for the aforementioned hashtag, six for a #WriteInTrumpforSenateGA, and 52 for #WriteinTrumpGeorgiaRunoff.

Read more here: https://www.newsweek.com/parler-censoring-write-trump-ga-hashtag-1549891

I was searching for more info on the Parler hack and stumbled on this.

[Renew Deal]

1. They will have to go to Stormfront to get what they're looking for.

[Laelth]

2. Their First Amendment principles only go so far. n/t

-Laelth

[LanternWaste]

3. So Parler's getting trolled by attacks from the even-more right-wing.

It's tough to be an extremists these days... so few safe-spaces for these snowflakes.

[cwydro]

4. That's hilarious.

Not sure I understand the fascination people here seem to have with this odd site, but still, thats funny.

I know a few here have posted that they joined that site for shits and giggles. Seems like a bad idea.

[Chainfire]

5. I hope that the bulk of Republicans vote for Trump

in the Ga. Senatorial race! I think it is a wonderful idea!

[tanyev]

6. LOL. Someone I knew in college who fancies herself a wordsmith of deep profundity

wrote on Facebook a little while ago that she was thinking of moving to Parler for freedom, just freedom. She needed to be able to breathe. Metaphorically, I presume. I don’t know how she felt constrained by FB. She’s right wing, but doesn’t write much about politics. Mostly stuff about religion, faith, family, etc. Absolutely nothing that would cause any problem on Facebook. I guess you can’t be a drama queen without manufacturing some drama.