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Social media platform Parler will get backing from Mercer household - WSJ

Social media platform Parler, which sorts itself as a "free speech-driven" area, will get investment from hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter and conservative activist Rebekah, the Wall Road Journal reported on Saturday.
Social media platform Parler, which styles itself as a "free speech-driven" space, gets funding from hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter and conservative activist Rebekah, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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