Parler announces it has agreed to be acquired by Kanye West, and says that the deal, expected to close later in 2022, will create an “uncancelable ecosystem” (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge:
Parler announces it has agreed to be acquired by Kanye West, and says that the deal, expected to close later in 2022, will create an “uncancelable ecosystem”  —  Kanye West, the musician also known as Ye, is buying Parler, a social media platform that styles itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter.