Parler was jubilant about Kanye West buying it. Then the problems started.

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Parler was jubilant about Kanye West buying it. Then the problems started.
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Parler was excited to share that Kanye West was buying it, so the site emailed the news to VIPs. The problem: VIPs weren't BCC'd, revealing contact info of several lawmakers and conservative stars — and some 'VIPs' didn't know how or why they were VIPs.

“Parlement has always been exploring strategic opportunities for all its brands and continues to do so,” said a spokesperson for the company.

The recipient list included a number of emails whose identity was impossible to know. But it also included emails for MAGA media stars like Charlie Kirk and Jack Posobiec; Trump world figures like Kimberly Guilfoyle, Brad Parscale, and Dan Scavino; and other names including Eduardo Bolsonaro, Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe, Michael Flynn, Dan Bongino and Dana Loesch. POLITICO reached out for comment from these individuals. Flynn’s email bounced back.

The text of the email described the recipients as owning “gold-badged accounts” and informed them of Ye’s plans to buy Parlement Technologies. The outreach team assured recipients that “Parler’s core mission will remain the same” and pledged to keep lines of communication open. But the outreach team forgot to hide the recipient list; or, at least, a complete version of it . By the end of the day on Monday, the email had been forwarded within conservative circles.Many of the names included in the email do have operational Parler accounts, including Kirk and Trump superfans Diamond and Silk. Others appear to have joined the site for research or muckraking purposes, including MSNBC’s Ali Velshi.“I worked with and was approached by Parler prior to my 2020 election.

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