Parler's George Farmer: "Hate speech is subjective"

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 3 a.m.

The Sunday Times\u2019 tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on George Farmer, chief executive Parler, to talk about how he started there (5:40), growing up in London (9:15), backing Brexit (14:40), getting married at Eric Trump\u2019s winery (16:05), his plans for Parler (17:05), what\u2019s the problem with social media (19:00), the echo chamber (23:55), how Parler moderates content (30:25), defining hate speech (32:20), the right\u2019s victim mentality (37:40), traditional versus social media (40:05), the problem with Section 230 (45:35), diversifying (51:20), the luxury of being small (56:50), and Trump\u2019s new social media app (59:20).


Want to hear our interview with Parler's founder? It's here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parlers-john-matze-hate-speech-is-free-speech/id1233991021?i=1000494947820




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