“[T]he sudden presence of GOP figures has caused concern that [Parler] may just become a right-wing version of the ‘safe space’ culture they widely mock, with plenty of MAGA stars but few big names from across the ideological spectrum” Tina Nguyen writes in Politico.
“The MAGAfication problem is so bad that CEO and founder John Matze has openly begged progressive pundits to join the platform, offering a ‘progressive bounty’ of $20,000 to any left-wing influencer with a following of 50,000 or more users on Twitter who makes an account. And with even establishment conservatives like Sens. Lindsey Graham and Mitt Romney eschewing Parler for now, Trump supporters worry that Parler’s influencers will be preaching to a MAGA choir forever.”