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Censorship? Fired CEO John Matze says Parler trying to muzzle him

Anthony D. Swenson 3 months ago

John Matze, who was fired last week as CEO of Parler, said his former company, which purports to champion free speech, is trying to muzzle his.

Shortly before an interview with USA TODAY, Matze said he received a written warning that he violated the terms of his confidentiality agreement by making disparaging statements and disclosing inside information to the media that could have “serious and material adverse effects on the business or reputation of the company.”

Matze denies this.

“That’s not the vision I had for the company,” Matze told USA TODAY. “These people just want to censor me. Obviously, my statement about their vision not aligning with mine must be true considering they are trying to stop me from speaking my mind.” 

According to Matze, Parler terminated him without severance and, in the email, indicated to him that it was stripping him of his equity in the company.

The

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5 challenges awaiting Amazon’s new CEO

Anthony D. Swenson 3 months ago

On Tuesday, Amazon announced that Bezos would step aside this summer and assume the role of executive chairman so he can focus on new products and early initiatives being developed at Amazon.

Although Bezos is expected to still play a big role at the company, it is Jassy who will inherit the many challenges born from Amazon’s meteoric rise. Here are some of them:

Regulators around the world are examining Amazon’s business practices, specifically the way it looks at information from businesses that sell goods on its site and uses it to create its own Amazon-branded products. Bezos said at a hearing before Congress last summer that even though Amazon had a policy preventing employees from accessing seller data, he couldn’t guarantee that the policy wasn’t being violated.

Tech giants for decades have enjoyed light-touch regulation and star status in Washington, but calls for greater scrutiny have been growing. The

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Parler CEO John Matze Says He Was Fired by Board | Technology News

Anthony D. Swenson 3 months ago

By Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul

(Reuters) – The board of Parler, a social media platform backed by Republican Party donor Rebekah Mercer and favored by U.S conservatives, has fired its CEO John Matze, he said on Wednesday.

Matze confirmed the move to Reuters, after it was originally reported by Fox News, and said that he had not been given a settlement.

“On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision,” Matze said in a memo sent to Parler staff.

“Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.”

He told Reuters that Parler now has an “executive committee” consisting of Matthew Richardson and Mark Meckler.

Mercer, Richardson, Meckler and

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Here We Go Again… As Bitcoin Nears $40,000, Tesla CEO Elon Musk Has Sent The Dogecoin Price Sharply Higher

Anthony D. Swenson 3 months ago

Bitcoin has broken out over the last few days, climbing almost 15% since the beginning of the week and nearing $40,000 per bitcoin.

The bitcoin price has climbed as MicroStrategy
MSTR
 chief executive and bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor hosts a virtual bitcoin conference to help companies buy bitcoin and Visa
V
 revealed its plans to help banks roll out bitcoin-buying services.

Now, Elon Musk, Tesla’s
TSLA
 meme-happy chief executive, has sent the “joke” cryptocurrency dogecoin sharply higher—up an eye-watering 75%—tweeting: “Dogecoin is the people’s crypto,” alongside a dogecoin meme.

MORE FROM FORBESVisa Reveals Bitcoin And Crypto Banking Roadmap Amid Race To Reach Network Of 70 MillionBy Billy Bambrough

Musk, who just this week

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