“不插電生活”大師加利?柯林斯曾經(jīng)在Parler上問粉絲們?yōu)槭裁醇尤朐撈脚_。Parler是快速增長的保守派社交平臺,其功能類似于推特(Twitter)。
用戶尼科?亞扎瓦說:“因?yàn)槲沂軌蛄薋acebook上的‘事實(shí)核查’?!?/p>
另外一位用戶凱瑟琳?斯特蘭奇給出了一個(gè)反自由主義的答案:“我之所以加入Parler,是因?yàn)槲也幌朐僮龃罂萍脊咀笈傻囊粏T。我不愿意被審查?!?/p>
美國總統(tǒng)大選和由此引發(fā)的巨大爭議,讓Parler迎來了發(fā)展的良機(jī)。保守派希望擺脫推特和Facebook,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為自己在這些平臺上不受歡迎,并且受到了不公平對待,這讓兩年前推出的Parler服務(wù)的熱度迅速攀升。
Parler上的氛圍與??怂剐侣?lì)l道(Fox News)類似,用戶經(jīng)常將特朗普稱為英雄,認(rèn)為有人竊取了他的選舉成果。以言論自由為賣點(diǎn)的Parler在11月10日發(fā)布了一系列帖子,鏈接到許多有關(guān)選舉舞弊的說法,包括投票機(jī)器的缺陷、關(guān)于選民欺詐普遍存在的指控以及有關(guān)新冠疫情的陰謀論等。
此外,用戶還抨擊主流媒體和Facebook、推特等社交媒體服務(wù),指控他們幫助自由派竊取選舉結(jié)果,并參與掩蓋真相。
用戶艾維?葉梅尼發(fā)帖子稱:“拜登發(fā)推文宣稱自己將在2021年1月20日就任總統(tǒng),為什么推特沒有給他的推文貼上警告標(biāo)簽。他的推文與特朗普的推文一樣‘存在爭議’。”
目前已經(jīng)有多位知名的保守派評論員入駐Parler平臺。11月10日,??怂剐侣?lì)l道的塔克?卡爾森也加入了這個(gè)平臺。他的賬號開通后兩個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi),就已經(jīng)有約17萬粉絲。他的第一個(gè)帖子是其于11月9日參加節(jié)目的視頻,他在視頻中對大選結(jié)果提出了質(zhì)疑。這個(gè)帖子得到了14,000次回應(yīng)(類似于推特上的轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)),獲得了超過37,000個(gè)點(diǎn)贊(類似于Facebook上的點(diǎn)贊)。
與此同時(shí),以智力競賽節(jié)目《贏走本?斯坦的錢》(Win Ben Stein’s Money)和出演電影《春天不是讀書天》(Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)而走紅的本?斯坦,表達(dá)了對民主黨的擔(dān)憂。他在一個(gè)帖子中寫道:“有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)所有獨(dú)裁者都是從呼吁社會(huì)正義開始的?”有超過75.3萬用戶看到了這個(gè)帖子?!霸谒固辜遥覀儸F(xiàn)在不會(huì)放棄……
雖然Parler在11月10日的主要議題是大選,但新聞版面中的文章還包括“口罩宣傳”、15美元最低工資如何讓數(shù)百萬人失業(yè)以及新澤西州最近的大麻合法化提案可能對大麻行業(yè)產(chǎn)生的影響等等話題。
并非所有帖子都在談?wù)搰?yán)肅話題。例如,一位用戶發(fā)布了一段NBC新聞?lì)l道(NBC News)記者肯?迪拉尼安的視頻。他在電視直播的時(shí)候自言自語地咒罵,沒有意識到正在直播。另外一位用戶分享了一個(gè)基督教諷刺新聞網(wǎng)站上的文章,文中嘲笑喬?拜登和民主黨,將他們比作漫威漫畫(Marvel Comics)里的大反派滅霸,目標(biāo)是通過殺死一半人口來實(shí)現(xiàn)全球穩(wěn)定。
Parler公司的首席執(zhí)行官約翰?馬澤一直在炫耀其服務(wù)的增長速度。他于11月10日在Parler網(wǎng)站上發(fā)布了一份聲明,稱其服務(wù)迎來了“爆炸式增長”,自11月13日以來有超過450萬用戶開通了賬號。他補(bǔ)充說,11月9日,該項(xiàng)服務(wù)的活躍用戶超過500萬,是一周前的8倍之多。
馬澤諷刺了Facebook和推特等社交媒體的做法,稱Parler會(huì)繼續(xù)“反抗獨(dú)裁者的內(nèi)容監(jiān)管”。隨著選舉臨近,F(xiàn)acebook和推特都加強(qiáng)了對虛假信息的監(jiān)管。過去兩年,這兩個(gè)平臺都針對虛假信息和部分暴力內(nèi)容設(shè)計(jì)了新的警告標(biāo)簽。
馬澤在帖子中說道:“Facebook和推特對選舉信息的打壓是催化劑,導(dǎo)致許多人對他們失去信任。但離開這些平臺的潮流早已開始?!?/p>
馬澤也體會(huì)到了經(jīng)營一個(gè)快速增長的社交媒體網(wǎng)站的復(fù)雜性。Parler正面臨著其較為成熟的競爭對手幾年前曾經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過的問題。
馬澤在11月10日的聲明中承認(rèn),服務(wù)的增長導(dǎo)致網(wǎng)站出現(xiàn)了容量“緊張”,造成了“一些小故障和延遲”。公司已經(jīng)解決了部分問題,有些問題仍然在處理當(dāng)中,另外該公司還在不斷推出新功能,以幫助用戶選擇自己感興趣的內(nèi)容,并為用戶提供更簡單的查找親朋好友的方法。
與其想要對抗的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)一樣,最近幾個(gè)月,Parler與用戶之間也是摩擦不斷。雖然該平臺號稱是自由言論的避風(fēng)港,但它意識到之前的政策過于寬松,因此制定了內(nèi)容管理規(guī)則,增加了志愿審查員,以約束人性的陰暗面,比如淫穢內(nèi)容和人類糞便的照片等。
由此可見,自由言論并不簡單。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
“不插電生活”大師加利?柯林斯曾經(jīng)在Parler上問粉絲們?yōu)槭裁醇尤朐撈脚_。Parler是快速增長的保守派社交平臺,其功能類似于推特(Twitter)。
用戶尼科?亞扎瓦說:“因?yàn)槲沂軌蛄薋acebook上的‘事實(shí)核查’?!?/p>
另外一位用戶凱瑟琳?斯特蘭奇給出了一個(gè)反自由主義的答案:“我之所以加入Parler,是因?yàn)槲也幌朐僮龃罂萍脊咀笈傻囊粏T。我不愿意被審查?!?/p>
美國總統(tǒng)大選和由此引發(fā)的巨大爭議,讓Parler迎來了發(fā)展的良機(jī)。保守派希望擺脫推特和Facebook,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為自己在這些平臺上不受歡迎,并且受到了不公平對待,這讓兩年前推出的Parler服務(wù)的熱度迅速攀升。
Parler上的氛圍與??怂剐侣?lì)l道(Fox News)類似,用戶經(jīng)常將特朗普稱為英雄,認(rèn)為有人竊取了他的選舉成果。以言論自由為賣點(diǎn)的Parler在11月10日發(fā)布了一系列帖子,鏈接到許多有關(guān)選舉舞弊的說法,包括投票機(jī)器的缺陷、關(guān)于選民欺詐普遍存在的指控以及有關(guān)新冠疫情的陰謀論等。
此外,用戶還抨擊主流媒體和Facebook、推特等社交媒體服務(wù),指控他們幫助自由派竊取選舉結(jié)果,并參與掩蓋真相。
用戶艾維?葉梅尼發(fā)帖子稱:“拜登發(fā)推文宣稱自己將在2021年1月20日就任總統(tǒng),為什么推特沒有給他的推文貼上警告標(biāo)簽。他的推文與特朗普的推文一樣‘存在爭議’。”
目前已經(jīng)有多位知名的保守派評論員入駐Parler平臺。11月10日,福克斯新聞?lì)l道的塔克?卡爾森也加入了這個(gè)平臺。他的賬號開通后兩個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi),就已經(jīng)有約17萬粉絲。他的第一個(gè)帖子是其于11月9日參加節(jié)目的視頻,他在視頻中對大選結(jié)果提出了質(zhì)疑。這個(gè)帖子得到了14,000次回應(yīng)(類似于推特上的轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)),獲得了超過37,000個(gè)點(diǎn)贊(類似于Facebook上的點(diǎn)贊)。
與此同時(shí),以智力競賽節(jié)目《贏走本?斯坦的錢》(Win Ben Stein’s Money)和出演電影《春天不是讀書天》(Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)而走紅的本?斯坦,表達(dá)了對民主黨的擔(dān)憂。他在一個(gè)帖子中寫道:“有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)所有獨(dú)裁者都是從呼吁社會(huì)正義開始的?”有超過75.3萬用戶看到了這個(gè)帖子?!霸谒固辜遥覀儸F(xiàn)在不會(huì)放棄……
雖然Parler在11月10日的主要議題是大選,但新聞版面中的文章還包括“口罩宣傳”、15美元最低工資如何讓數(shù)百萬人失業(yè)以及新澤西州最近的大麻合法化提案可能對大麻行業(yè)產(chǎn)生的影響等等話題。
并非所有帖子都在談?wù)搰?yán)肅話題。例如,一位用戶發(fā)布了一段NBC新聞?lì)l道(NBC News)記者肯?迪拉尼安的視頻。他在電視直播的時(shí)候自言自語地咒罵,沒有意識到正在直播。另外一位用戶分享了一個(gè)基督教諷刺新聞網(wǎng)站上的文章,文中嘲笑喬?拜登和民主黨,將他們比作漫威漫畫(Marvel Comics)里的大反派滅霸,目標(biāo)是通過殺死一半人口來實(shí)現(xiàn)全球穩(wěn)定。
Parler公司的首席執(zhí)行官約翰?馬澤一直在炫耀其服務(wù)的增長速度。他于11月10日在Parler網(wǎng)站上發(fā)布了一份聲明,稱其服務(wù)迎來了“爆炸式增長”,自11月13日以來有超過450萬用戶開通了賬號。他補(bǔ)充說,11月9日,該項(xiàng)服務(wù)的活躍用戶超過500萬,是一周前的8倍之多。
馬澤諷刺了Facebook和推特等社交媒體的做法,稱Parler會(huì)繼續(xù)“反抗獨(dú)裁者的內(nèi)容監(jiān)管”。隨著選舉臨近,F(xiàn)acebook和推特都加強(qiáng)了對虛假信息的監(jiān)管。過去兩年,這兩個(gè)平臺都針對虛假信息和部分暴力內(nèi)容設(shè)計(jì)了新的警告標(biāo)簽。
馬澤在帖子中說道:“Facebook和推特對選舉信息的打壓是催化劑,導(dǎo)致許多人對他們失去信任。但離開這些平臺的潮流早已開始?!?/p>
馬澤也體會(huì)到了經(jīng)營一個(gè)快速增長的社交媒體網(wǎng)站的復(fù)雜性。Parler正面臨著其較為成熟的競爭對手幾年前曾經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過的問題。
馬澤在11月10日的聲明中承認(rèn),服務(wù)的增長導(dǎo)致網(wǎng)站出現(xiàn)了容量“緊張”,造成了“一些小故障和延遲”。公司已經(jīng)解決了部分問題,有些問題仍然在處理當(dāng)中,另外該公司還在不斷推出新功能,以幫助用戶選擇自己感興趣的內(nèi)容,并為用戶提供更簡單的查找親朋好友的方法。
與其想要對抗的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)一樣,最近幾個(gè)月,Parler與用戶之間也是摩擦不斷。雖然該平臺號稱是自由言論的避風(fēng)港,但它意識到之前的政策過于寬松,因此制定了內(nèi)容管理規(guī)則,增加了志愿審查員,以約束人性的陰暗面,比如淫穢內(nèi)容和人類糞便的照片等。
由此可見,自由言論并不簡單。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Gary Collins, a guru of off-the-grid living, asked his fans on Parler, the fast-rising Twitter copycat for conservatives, why they had joined the service.
“Because I was sick of the truth being ‘fact checked’ on Facebook,” said one user going by the handle NicoYazawa.
Another user, Katherine Strange, gave an anti-liberal answer: “I joined Parler because I don’t want to be a part of BIG TECH leftists any longer. I will not be censored.”
The presidential election and associated anger it has sparked has given Parler a huge lift. The two-year-old service has skyrocketed in popularity as conservatives seek a home far away from Twitter and Facebook, where they feel unwelcome and unfairly treated.
The vibe on Parler is decidedly Fox News, with Trump routinely cast by users as a hero who has had an election stolen from him. The service, which touts its free speech credentials, on November 10 featured posts with links to unsubstantiated claims of flaws in voting machines, accusations of widespread voter fraud, and conspiracy theories about COVID-19.
Users also lashed out at mainstream media and social media services like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly helping liberals get away with election theft and being part of a cover-up, despite the lack of evidence.
“Why isn’t Twitter putting warnings on Biden’s tweets claiming he’ll be president from January 20th,” a user going by Avi Yemeni posted. “It’s just as ‘disputed’ as Trump’s tweets.”
On November 10, Parler, already home to a raft of well-known conservative commentators, landed yet another: Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. Within the first two hours of joining, he had gained about 170,000 followers. His first post was a video of his November 9 show, in which he cast doubt on the election results. The post received more than 14,000 echoes, similar to retweets on Twitter, and more than 37,000 upvotes, similar to Facebook’s likes.
Meanwhile, Ben Stein, best known for his game show Win Ben Stein’s Money and his role in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, stewed about Democrats. “Have you ever noticed that all dictatorships begin with cries for social justice?” Stein said in a post that was seen by more than 753,000 users. “Here at the Stein household, we’re not going to give up now…#maga2020 #election2020 #parlerusa #trump.”
Though the chatter on Parler November 10 focused on the election, the news section also included articles discussing “mask propaganda,” how a $15 minimum wage may kill millions of jobs, and how New Jersey’s recent bill to legalize marijuana could impact the cannabis industry.
And not all of the posts were serious. One user, for example, shared a clip of the moment when NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian cursed to himself on live TV, not realizing he was on air. Another shared a Christian news satire site’s article poking fun at Joe Biden and the Democrats, comparing them to Thanos, a Marvel Comics villain whose goal is to kill half the population to create global stability.
Parler CEO John Matze has boasted about his service’s growth. In a statement on November 10 posted on the site, he said the service’s popularity has “exploded,” noting that more than 4.5 million users have created accounts since November 13. He added that more than 5 million users were active on the service on November 9, eight times as many as there were a week earlier.
Matze suggested that Parler will continue to “defy authoritarian content curation,” a dig at social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, which have tightened their rules on misinformation as the election neared. Over the past couple of years, both services have created new warning labels for misinformation and, in some cases, for violence. Twitter has also obscured posts from Trump to prevent election misinformation from spreading.
“Facebook and Twitter’s suppression of election information was a catalyst, causing many people to lose their trust,” Matze said in his post. “But the movement away from these platforms was already well underway.”
Matze is also getting a taste of the mundane complications of operating a quickly growing social media site—something that Parler’s more established rivals overcame years ago.
In his statement on November 10, Matze acknowledged that the service’s growth had “strained” the site’s capacity and caused “some glitches and delays.” The company has fixed some of the problems and is working on the others, as well as introducing new features to help users better choose what they see based on their interests, and to more easily find family and friends on the service.
In recent months, Parler, like the social networks it’s intended to counter, has had its own run-ins with users. Although a self-described haven for free speech, the service decided it had gone too far and created rules, adding volunteer moderators to rein in the dark side of human nature, including obscenity and photos of human feces.
Free speech is complicated.