> The way this forum was purged from the internet is making me uncomfortable. I never used Parler, and I really don't care about the fact that it's gone. But the way that a handful of private companies effectively decides who gets to reach an audience and who doesn't is deeply troubling. We're increasingly becoming a world where what is and isn't allowed in the public sphere is controlled by a handful of corporate leaders.

Historically, for a forum with nationwide reach, you were nevertheless reliant on periodicals and newspapers and their editors, or running your own publishing.

If there was a will, there's still a way: sites like The Pirate Bay, Library Genesis, and WikiLeaks still find a way to stay up; and they definitely run their own servers though of course there's more that's needed. That kind of effort is what one must be prepared for. It can likely find friendly vendors if willing to look beyond US companies.