It was in the sense that it was a new platform that had high profile people like Ted Cruz on it with millions of followers more than he had on Twitter. No one

It was in the sense that it was a new platform that had high profile people like Ted Cruz on it with millions of followers more than he had on Twitter. No one cares about 4chan because it has no real political influence. Parler was perhaps the first alternative platform in a long time to have actual political influence.