Melania Trump To Use Parler's Social Media For Exclusive Communications

JAKARTA - Former US first lady Melania Trump will use Parler's social media for exclusive communication. In fact, according to sources at Parler on Wednesday, February 9, the wife of former US President Donald Trump will make the platform her "social media home".

Parler, a social media service popular with far-right users in the United States, has also spearheaded the launch of non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain technology ventures last December.

Previously, the site had been down for weeks at the start of last year after a major service provider shut it down. Parler was accused of failing to control the violent content that led to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by followers of then-US president Donald Trump.

Trump, who was banned from Twitter Inc and Facebook after the incident, also wants to launch his own social media app called TRUTH Social which he says will "go against Big Tech companies".

The Parler app launched in 2018 as a social media site for those looking for alternatives to major platforms, including Twitter. Now this application has more than 16 million users.

Parler quickly gained traction from supporters of former President Trump and is part of a growing far-right media world that includes TV broadcasters One America News Network and Newsmax, along with video-sharing site BitChute and social media platform Gab.