> You’re just spreading what you’ve read in liberal news about Parler, without having used the app yourself.

You have no way of knowing if this is a true statement. He never said whether he used the app. Maybe he's speaking from personal experience with the app. You should focus on debating the argument and not introduce assumption as fact.

> Because the reality is, if the users didn’t like the post or comment, they simply downvoted it until it was buried.

Exactly. And the problem was the users did like it. Lin Wood called for the VP's execution just days before a real mob took the capitol chanting "Hang Mike Pence!". And it was hugely popular and shared everywhere. And that's a problem that needs to be fixed, not celebrated. Major thought leaders across the platform were fanning the flames, not engaging in moderation.

Maybe it's true that Parler had a scheme for moderation. But it was objectively a complete failure.