SUSAN: HE NEEDS A PLATFORM.
DAVID: WE SHOULD ASK THE MAN NOW
CONTROLLING PLATFORM.
NOW THE PARLER WEBSITE
IS BACK ONLINE AND THE
NEW INTERIM CEO MARK
MECKLER IS WITH ME.
WHAT ABOUT THAT?
IF DONALD TRUMP SAYS NO
THANK YOU TO TWITTER,
WOULD YOU HAVE HIM ON
YOUR SITE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO READ
THE FORMER PRESIDENT ON
OUR WEBSITE AND ON
PARLER, BUT TO BE HONEST
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.
WE WOULD LOVE JOE BIDEN
ON THE SITE AS WELL.
WE ARE OPEN TO ALL
POLITICAL POINTS OF VIEW
AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE.
DAVID: YES, I AM ON PARLER.
I WAS ABLE TO GET ON,
BUT I HAD DIFFICULTY
EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
DID YOU WORK ON THE
GLITCHES OUT OF THE
SYSTEM NOW?
>> I THINK WE HAVE
WORKED MOST OF THEM OUT.
WE DID A MAJOR UPDATE
LAST NIGHT.
AND DROVE THE ERROR RATE
DOWN TO ABOUT ZERO.
MANY PEOPLE FORGET HOW
COMPLEX IT IS TO GET
THIS UP AND RUNNING FROM
THE GROUND UP WHEN YOU
HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DE-
PLATFORMS, BUT I’M
PRETTY COMFORTABLE WE
ARE GOOD TO GO.
DAVID: IT’S AMAZING HOW THAT
HAPPENED.
IT’S YOUR SENSE ABOUT
THAT?
MY SENSE WAS THERE WAS A
COMPUTER-- A REAL
GENUINE CONSPIRACY, THE
SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
INCLUDING APPLE, BY THE
WAY, WHICH I STILL DON’T
SEE YOUR APP ON THEIR
APP SITE SO IT LOOKS
LIKE THEY CONTINUE THEIR
BOYCOTT/YOU HAVE NEWS ON
THAT, BUT DO YOU CALL
WHAT HAPPENED TO PARLER
A CONSPIRACY OF THE
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
AGAINST YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY IT WAS
CONSPIRACY.
THEY INTENDED TO WIPE US
FROM THE FACE OF THE
EARTH, BUT WE ARE BACK,
WE ARE STRONG AND I
THINK CONSPIRACY GOES
BEYOND THERE .
I THINK IT GOES INTO
CONGRESS IN THE HALLS OF
POWER.
YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD
THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN
MOLONEY ISSUED A LETTER
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
FROM US.
THIS IS A BROAD
CONSPIRACY TO SILENCE
FREE SPEECH, BUT I THINK
IT’S ALSO ABOUT SHUTTING
DOWN A VERY VIABLE
DANGEROUS COMPETITOR
FROM THE FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER SET THE SOCIAL
MEDIA MODEL.
DAVID: HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO
TIM COOK AT APPLE TO FIGURE OUT
WHY YOU ARE STILL OFF THE APP
SITE MUST I MADE A MISTAKE IN
TRYING TO LOOK YOU UP?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
WE STILL AREN’T ON THE
SITE BUT THERE ARE
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS AND
I EXPECT THEY ARE
POSITIVE AND WE WILL BE
BACK ON THE APPLE STORE
QUICKLY.
DAVID: TIM COOK-- I WOULD
CONSIDER A MEAN FROM MY OWN
PERSPECTIVE HE’S A LITTLE MORE
OPEN-MINDED ABOUT THESE THINGS
THAN SAY JACK DORSEY AND TWITTER
; NO?
>> THAT’S MY IMPRESSION
AND AS I SAID WE HAD
POSITIVE DISCUSSION SO I
EXPECT WE WILL BE BACK
THERE-- THE SAME IS NOT
TRUE FOR GOOGLE WE
AREN’T IN DISCUSSIONS
WITH GOOGLE.
GOOGLE IS A FREE SPEECH
THAT GUY OR.
ON ANDROID DEVICES FOLKS
CAN SIDELOAD THE APPLE
FROM HER WEBSITE.
DAVID: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS YOU CAN
ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD APPS
ONTO AN ANDROID DEVICE
OFF OF OTHER WEBSITES
OTHER THAN THE GOOGLE
STORE SO IT’S NOT
NECESSARY TO GET OUT
FROM THE GOOGLE STORE.
PEOPLE CAN DOWNLOAD OUR
APP DIRECTORY FROM HER
WEBSITE ONTO THEIR
ANDROID.
DAVID: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR
PREDECESSOR?
WHY ARE YOU NOW THE
INTERIM CEO?
>> HE SERVED AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE OWNERS
OF PARLER AND NAME A
DECISION TO GO IN A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND
IT’S AN ONGOING
PERSONNEL MATTER BUT
BEYOND THAT I’M NOT ABLE
TO COMMENT.
DAVID: YOU SAY GO IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> MEANS FROM A
MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
THE COMPANY ITSELF
REMAINS DEDICATED TO
FREE SPEECH.
PARLER IS THE FREE
SPEECH PLATFORM.
IF IT IS LEGAL TO SAY IT
THEN YOU CAN SAY IT ON
PARLER AND THAT’S ALWAYS
BEEN OUR PHILOSOPHY AND
WILL CONTINUE, BUT
BUSINESS IS GROWING UP
IN ITS EXPANDING
DRAMATICALLY AND THAT
REQUIRED A DIFFERENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM.
DAVID: HAVE YOU MADE ANY
CONCESSIONS TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT
WERE CRITICAL OF THE FACT YOUR
SITE WAS USED BY PEOPLE READ
BEFORE THE JANUARY 6, RIGHT AT
THE CAPITAL THAT SUGGESTED THAT
PEOPLE WERE USING IT TO INCITE
VIOLENCE ETC., HAVE YOU MADE ANY
CONCESSIONS TO THAT?
>> NO, WE HAVEN’T AND IF
YOU LOOK AT THE
INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS
DONE BY FORBES AND IT’S
REALLY FACEBOOK, IT’S
REALLY TWITTER, YOUTUBE
AND THE OTHER SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT
WERE USED TO ORGANIZE.
THERE WAS LITTLE
ORGANIZING DONE ON
PARLER IN COMPARISON AND
WE HAVE NOT MADE
CONCESSIONS.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A
PLATFORM THAT’S FREE
SPEECH PLATFORM.
WE WILL USE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE TO SCREEN
COMMENTS FOR ILLEGAL
ACTIVITY AND THINGS YOU
WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
DO IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE
AND WE GO ONE STEP
FURTHER.
ONCE WE SCREEN THE
COMMENTS, HUMAN
INTERVENTION TO MAKE
SURE THE SCREENING WAS
CORRECT BUT IT’S REALLY
ONLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
THAT WILL BE USED
CAREENED OUT OF THE
PARLOR.
DAVID: WHAT ABOUT CAPITAL.
DO YOU HAVE OUTSIDE
CAPITAL COMING IN?
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN
PLACE IN THE MAJORITY
OWNERS ABLE TO FIND THE
BUSINESS BUT ULTIMATELY
I’M SURE THE BUSINESS
WILL SEE CAPITAL SO WE
CAN EXPAND ACCORDING TO
OUR BUSINESS MODEL.
>> 20 SECONDS, SERVERS
WAS THE WAY YOU GUYS
REALLY GOT SHUT DOWN
BEFORE.
THE SHERBET-- SERVERS
JUST SHUT DOWN.
HAVE YOU FOUND A WAY
AROUND THAT CLAIMANT A
WS SHUT US DOWN A WEEK
ON WITH INDEPENDENT
PARTNERS AND WE ARE
COMFORTABLE THEY WILL
STAND WITH US.
THEY BELIEVE IN FREE
SPEECH LIKE WE DO AND WE
BUILD REDUNDANCY SO WE
NO LONGER HAVE A SINGLE
POINT OF FAILURE AND
THAT WAS THE DANGER
PREVIOUSLY.
THAT’S WHAT TOOK US DOWN
AND WE HAVE REMOVED
THOSE RISKS.
DAVID: MARK MECKLER, WE REALLY
NEED COMPETITION IN THAT SPHERE
AND YOU PROVIDE THAT COMPETITION
CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WISH PARLER WELL.
IT’S A VIBRANT MEDIUM