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What the Fuck Is Facebook?
Pardon my french, but…seriously…what is it?
Excuse me for asking, but I think it’s worth asking.
This question was prompted in a satirical hardcore publication: The Hard Times. It begged the question, “If Parler is conservative Facebook, then what the fuck is Facebook?”
Great question, right?
New conservative social media app Parler’s message is that they’re “uncensored” social media, despite having new users sign several terms of conditions before joining, all having to pledge some form of “you can’t say mean things here” or whatever. It’s crazy that white dudes can get so angry because Twitter or Facebook won’t let angry white dudes say the n-word.
In July, I published a YouTube video about Parler and its lack of a good user interface, or really any good user experience. The design is scrappy and dull, the actual experience is glitchy. There’s a lot that their design team needs to work on and it looks like a high schooler’s design project.
At the time, Parler was just released. They had gained traction thanks to many conservative pundits, such as Fox News’ Tomi Lahren or Ben Shapiro. Back in the summer, conservatives were upset because Twitter began censoring false statements about mail-in voting (which is 100% safe, by the way)…
