“John Matze, fired last month as CEO of social media app Parler, tells Axios on HBO that he feels ‘betrayed’ by investor Rebekah Mercer, the heiress daughter of hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer. Never before has a social media startup risen so high and fallen so far in such a short period of time. Matze says he first met Rebekah Mercer while doing IT consulting for her father’s firm, and remained in touch. ‘She seemed very nice … and I don’t judge anybody by the press that I see.’ Mercer helped fund Parler in 2018, and she became its controlling shareholder. Matze says she and her people began getting more operationally involved as the site gained traction around the 2020 presidential election” – Axios.