The Mercers heavily funded both of Trump’s presidential campaigs, mostly via large donations to pro-Trump super PACs and to the former president’s join fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee. Meckler, whom Mercer recruited for Parler… Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to … "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 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. Parler Is Now in the Hands of a Right-Wing Extremist Seeking a Radical Rewrite of the Constitution. Apple followed suit within hours, kicking Parler out of the iOS App Store. 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The platform now has an “executive committee” made up of Meckler and Richardson. Matze claims his proposal "was met with dead silence." Box 443Portland, ME 04112-0443USA, Common Dreams is a small nonprofit with a big mission. WIRED Media Group 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.". Meckler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. 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. ... including British lawyer Matthew Richardson … Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. 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.". Parler sued Amazon over the suspension of service, demanding reinstatement. II. Matze had the authority to appoint one manager—himself. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Mark Meckler has a long history of creating organizations to mobilize far-right activists. Matthew Richardson, another Mercer ally and former party secretary of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), joined the executive committee. Metaxas denied Biden’s election victory and spread wild conspiracy theories about voting machine company Dominion. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Meckler has a long history of creating organizations to mobilize far-right activists. You must login or create an account to comment. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Instead, we rely on readers like you, to provide the "people power" that fuels our work. 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. He and his former colleagues at International Business Times won a “Best in Business” award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for their coverage of the 2017 Republican tax legislation. Hillbilly Elegy author and potential Senate candidate J.D. Our Mission:To inform. COS has worked with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate pay-to-play operation, to coordinate the effort. 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. While no media reports seem to disclose who Matthew Richardson is, Mark Meckler appears to be host of The Mark Meckler Show and President of the Convention of States project. And afterwards, they'll have great sex. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Matze told Reuters Parler now has an “Executive Committee” composed of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. From Parler's point of view, everything went abruptly pear-shaped in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox. But we can't do it alone. 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. Later, Matze would be informed that Mercer had appointed J.D. To remain an independent news source, we do not advertise, sell subscriptions or accept corporate contributions. While no media reports seem to disclose who Matthew Richardson is, Mark Meckler appears to be host of The Mark Meckler Show and … 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.". According to Matze, who said he did not participate in the decision, the Parler board decided to terminate his position. Many participants in the deadly Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 were Parler users. Matze co-founded Parler in 2018 with Jared Thomson and Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of hedge-fund billionaire Robert Mercer. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. 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. Parler relaunched online last week with a small hosting company called SkySilk based in Los Angeles, … 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. 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. The family also backed Cambridge Analytica. 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. 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. Multiple conservative factions want to hold a constitutional convention. 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.”. Meckler fits in with the extremists with which his group associates. "Wernick threatened Matze that he would be buried under an avalanche of legal claims and expenses if he dared defy Mercer." 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.". Because of people like you, another world is possible. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Mercer herself believed that her involvement would serve as a distraction and would be potentially toxic to Parler's business objectives. Bannon went on to chair Trump’s 2016 campaign and serve as chief White House adviser. ALEC has a model bill for state legislators to use to call for a COS-style convention. Filed Under: content moderation, hosting, john matze, kevin matossian, mark meckler, matthew richardson, social media 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. 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. Meckler and Richardson make up Parler’s executive committee, according to Reuters. Here's Matt Richardson snapped in Trump's Golden Lift. 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. “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 … One was Matthew Richardson, who stepped into an "executive committee" role following Matze's split from the company. COS has heavily recruited Hillsdale College students for its internship program. 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. Parler, the social media site popular with the American far right, has dismissed its CEO John Matze. 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. The site relaunched on Feb. 15, but users reported receiving error messages. 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. “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. "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. The murders by cop go on; the latest, Lymond Moses, was asleep in his car. They hate free speech. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Filed Under: content moderation, hosting, john matze, kevin matossian, mark meckler, matthew richardson… 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 … 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. ", That was Mercer's doing, Matze alleges. 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. We need you. He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. 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. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. Thank you. Mercer's involvement became public in November thanks to a Wall Street Journal report. Common Dreams is not your normal news site. 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. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. He helped launch the money-in-politics website Sludge. Parler launched in 2018, billing itself as "a non-biased, free speech social media focused on protecting user's rights." NDM had the authority to appoint two managers. We don't want advertising dollars. One was Matthew Richardson, who stepped into an "executive committee" role following Matze's split from the company. Common DreamsP.O. And it’s likely that Mecker’s COS will use the platform to promote its agenda and expand its reach. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Amazon in turn pointed out that it had warned Parler about violent content on the platform for months. He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Parler remains steadfast in protecting your right to free speech. Alex Kotch, PhD is a campaign finance expert and investigative reporter. In the weeks while Parler was dark, Meckler was appointed interim CEO. 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Support Our Work -- Join the small group of generous readers who donate, keeping Common Dreams free for millions of people each year. 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. 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. Vance as her second manager, although Matze was never provided with confirming documentation. Matze told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler and that he had not been given a settlement. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. 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. By Friday, Google banned the Parler app from its Google Play store. "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). We don't survive on clicks. Hillbilly Elegy author and … Can Unions Defang Charter School Vampires? Because of people like you, another world is possible. CNMN Collection The suit was filed late Monday in Clark County, Nevada, where Matze resides. In the suit, Matze names not only Mercer and several other members of the Parler board but also ten unnamed defendant individuals (Does I through X) and ten unnamed defendant corporations (Roes XI through XX), "unknown to Matze at the present time," who he believes are also responsible and who he seeks to learn the true identities of through the discovery process. If you can help today—because every gift of every size matters—please do. Every day of the week, we publish the most important breaking news & views for the progressive community. Read more about Alex at his personal website. 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 … The Guardian reported that Breitbart and Ukip collaborated and had "unusual arrangements" in 2016 on a pro-Brexit campaign. 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." Vance did attend at least one manager's meeting purporting to hold himself out as a manager of Parler. The attack at the Capitol happened on a Wednesday. © 2021 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. 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. 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. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. 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. 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. Twitter sucks…I mean seriously sucks. The Las Vegas Sun was first to report. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler, and Parler did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Reuters. He told Reuters that Parler now has an "executive committee" consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and Parler did not immediately respond to … With Parler’s management in flux, it’s unclear when the app will come back online. “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. 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. Like other Parler users, Meckler spouted unfounded theories about mass voter fraud, as in this Dec. 6 video. Matthew Richardson, another Mercer ally and former party secretary of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), joined the … 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. He added that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler. To date, 15 states have enacted COS-backed resolutions, and 16 more states have COS resolutions under consideration this year. 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. The avalanche of election fraud falsehoods comprised the “Big Lie,” the primary motivating factor behind the insurrectionists. 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