Parler Leaks Email Addresses of 'VIP' Users in Kanye Announcement Letter

The most prominent members of the conservative social media platform, Parler, were in for not one but two surprises on Monday.

First, the news most people have likely heard about is that Ye, aka Kanye West, the rapper-turned-right-wing-pundit, has agreed to acquire Parler. This announcement came following a number of TV appearances and interviews during which Ye went on anti-semitic rants. Ye had also been seen spending time with conservative commentator Candace Owens, whose husband George Farmer just also happens to be CEO of Parler.

But that wasn't the only big news. Parler's VIPs were also doxxed on Monday evening as part of a special email announcement from Parler executives intended only for the platform's verified users.

[...] Ivanka Trump, Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, right-wing provocateur Andy Ngo, and Candace Owens were among those VIPs whose email addresses were leaked.

Today's media operations fail:

Parler sent an email to all users with 300+ of their verified users CC'd instead of BCC'd

Now hundreds of people are replying and everyone has access to the personal emails of many verified users and Parler investors pic.twitter.com/pjjxJtM6dD

— Adam Ryan 🤝 (@AdamRy_n) October 17, 2022

Following the incident, Josh Levine, COO of Parlement Technologies, sent an email to VIPs apologizing for the original email.

“Earlier today, we shared with you news about Ye’s intent to purchase Parler,” Levine wrote. “In the excitement, we inadvertently included your email address in the CC field instead of the BCC field. To say we’re highly embarrassed is an understatement.”

Levine noted that the email was only sent to a select few VIPs.