Parler Sees Membership Double As Conservatives And Donald Trump Backers Seek Alternative To Facebook, Twitter
Dade Hayes Finance EditorWith many conservatives and Donald Trump backers in a lather over heightened scrutiny of Facebook and Twitter posts during election season, social media startup Parler is emerging as a fast-growing alternative.The Henderson, NV-based company, founded in 2018 by computer programmers John Matze and Jared Thomson, says its membership swelled to about 8 million from 4.5 million in just the past week. Parler’s app is the No.