Former Parler CEO John Matze filed a lawsuit against the social media company he helped co-found on Tuesday, alleging theft, bullying, and intimidation. The lawsuit, which was filed in Nevada, where Parler is based, alleged that Matze’s 40 percent ownership in Parler was taken away from him. Matze’s suit also said that he had a dispute with one of Parler’s investors, Rebekah Mercer, over content moderation, and claimed he wanted moderation over comments about violence, QAnon, and alleged domestic terrorism. Mercer, he alleged, disagreed with him and “hijacked” the platform “to advance the personal political interests” of Mercer and current interim CEO Mark Meckler. Parler was taken down by Amazon Web Services in January following the Jan. 6 Capitol incident, leaving the platform favored by conservatives and supporters of former President Donald Trump offline for more than a month. Matze, meanwhile, said in February that he was fired. After the website …