Parler, the conservative social media platform, back online
3 years, 10 months ago

Parler, the conservative social media platform, back online

Al Jazeera  

Removed from web hosting services in January, Parler is a favourite of conservatives who decry ‘censorship’. Parler, the social media platform popular among conservatives, is back online and ready to take on “big tech”, the company announced on Monday. “Parler, the world’s #1 free speech social media platform with over 20 million users, is announcing its official relaunch today, built on sustainable, independent technology and not reliant on so-called ‘Big Tech’ for its operations”, the announcement said. Conservative lawmakers have used Parler’s deplatforming and Trump’s permanent Twitter ban after the riot as a call-to-arms against Silicon Valley giants like Twitter and Facebook and their “censorship” of conservative voices. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a news conference in early February “these platforms have changed from neutral platforms that provide Americans with the freedom to speak to enforcers of preferred narratives.” Florida Republicans announced they will seek to force social media companies to inform users of actions taken against them, the choice to opt-out of algorithms that choose certain content, and empower the state attorney general to take action against companies that violate state law.

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Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early next year
1 year ago

Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early next year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The social media platform Parler, which caters to right-wing voices and was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, is relaunching ahead of next year’s presidential elections. The new owners of the company announced this week the platform is preparing for a “powerful resurgence” that emphasizes “a return to its roots as a robust marketplace of …

Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all
2 years ago

Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite an October statement hailing a world-changing deal to purchase the right-wing social …

Kanye’s purchase of social network Parler falls through amid ongoing antisemitic tirade
2 years ago

Kanye’s purchase of social network Parler falls through amid ongoing antisemitic tirade

LA Times  

Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, speaks at church in Houston in 2019. After weeks of virulent antisemitism, Kanye West is no longer set to buy the right-leaning social network Parler, the company announced Thursday. “Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” the company …

Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?

Firstpost  

Founded in 2018, Parler bills itself as a ‘free speech’ social network. Defined as an ‘alt-tech version of Twitter’, the social media platform was banned last year for certain periods by Google and Apple in the aftermath of the 6 January attack on the US Capitol American rapper Kanye West is buying Parler, a conservative social media platform, for an …

What to know about Parler, the right-wing platform that Ye plans to buy
2 years, 2 months ago

What to know about Parler, the right-wing platform that Ye plans to buy

LA Times  

Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office with President Trump on Oct. 11, 2018. The platform describes itself as a “welcoming, nonpartisan Public Square” that prides itself on not limiting users’ speech — even when it is offensive, such as the comments Ye made this month. Twitter suspended Ye’s account after he said he was going …

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler

Associated Press  

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. Even among the new breed of largely right-wing, far-right and libertarian social apps that purport to support free speech by having looser rules and moderation, Parler’s user base is tiny — and …

Kanye West and Parler: How the right-wing social network fits into his business empire.
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West and Parler: How the right-wing social network fits into his business empire.

Slate  

It’s been quite a month for the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. After severing business ties with Gap in September, Ye went on to generate an almost endless series of ugly headlines: being lambasted for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt alongside conservative pundit Candace Owens, defending said shirt on Tucker Carlson’s show, telling Carlson a bunch of other …

Kanye West to buy struggling right-wing social media platform after getting suspended for anti-Semitic rants
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy struggling right-wing social media platform after getting suspended for anti-Semitic rants

Raw Story  

Trump-supporting rapper Kanye West has come up with a solution to his recent suspensions from both Twitter and Instagram. In justifying his purchase of Parler, West said that his goal was to defend conservatives' "free speech" rights from the tyranny of big tech. In fact, West got suspended from Twitter and Instagram not for posting any traditionally "conservative" opinion, but …

Kanye West to buy conservative social media app Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy conservative social media app Parler

Al Jazeera  

The deal comes as the rapper was locked out of Twitter and Instagram a week ago over anti-Semitic posts. American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by the name of Ye, has proposed to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among US conservatives, days after being booted off Twitter and Instagram over anti-Semitic posts. Ye, also a fashion designer, …

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

NPR  

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has entered into an agreement to purchase Parler, a social media site popular with Trump loyalists, the company announced on Monday. Parler's failure to remove violent and hateful posts following the Capitol …

Social media app Parler returns to Google’s Play Store after tech firms earlier cut ties with it
2 years, 3 months ago

Social media app Parler returns to Google’s Play Store after tech firms earlier cut ties with it

The Hindu  

Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than one and a half years after the Alphabet Inc.-owned company removed it following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. However, major tech platforms cut ties with Parler for failing to police violent content that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol …

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform

CNN  

New York CNN — Elon Musk said he is giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform in a tweet Saturday. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy,” Musk tweeted Friday. After Musk asked his Twitter followers in November if he should sell a …

Social Media App Parler Plans to Foray Into NFTs
3 years ago

Social Media App Parler Plans to Foray Into NFTs

News 18  

Social media platform Parler said on Monday it will expand its business into non-fungible tokens, in a move that underpins the rapid growth of the digital asset in recent months. Last week, former US first lady Melania Trump launched an NFT and blockchain technology venture, which was spearheaded by Parler. “Parler will continue building its digital offering with an NFT …

Supporters finally appear to be giving up on Parler following extended blackout
3 years, 7 months ago

Supporters finally appear to be giving up on Parler following extended blackout

Salon  

The alternative right-wing social media site Parler — which was used by a number of Jan. 6th insurrectionists to coordinate their attack on the U.S. Capitol — has now been offline for three days, sparking frustration among many in conservative circles. Fox News contributor and self-proclaimed Parler "investor," Dan Bongino said during his Thursday podcast that he has no idea …

Apple to Bring Social Media Platform Parler Back to App Store
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple to Bring Social Media Platform Parler Back to App Store

News 18  

Apple will bring social media app Parler, favored by US conservatives, back to its App Store after the iPhone maker pulled it following the deadly January 6 US Capitol riot, according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers. The letter, obtained by Reuters, said that after substantial conversations with Parler, the app had proposed updates to its app and …

Parler Returns Online After Being Banned From Google, Apple App Stores Over US Capitol Riots
3 years, 10 months ago

Parler Returns Online After Being Banned From Google, Apple App Stores Over US Capitol Riots

News 18  

Parler, a social media service popular with American right-wing users that virtually vanished after the US Capitol riot, re-launched on Monday and said its new platform was built on “sustainable, independent technology.” In a statement announcing the relaunch, Parler also said it had appointed Mark Meckler as its interim Chief Executive, replacing John Matze who was fired by the board …

Right-wing friendly Parler announces re-launch
3 years, 10 months ago

Right-wing friendly Parler announces re-launch

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The right-wing friendly social network Parler, which was forced offline following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, says it is re-launching. It said the service would be brought back online for current users this week with new users being able to sign up next week — and would not be …

Parler back online after getting boot from Amazon over riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Parler back online after getting boot from Amazon over riot

LA Times  

Parler is back online after Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit pulled the platform’s internet service. Conservative social media website Parler has returned to the internet after its service provider suspended the site following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit pulled Parler’s internet service after users planned and supported the riot on the website. Parler’s users …

After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host
3 years, 10 months ago

After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

NPR  

After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host Enlarge this image toggle caption Hollie Adams/Getty Images Hollie Adams/Getty Images Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET Far-right-friendly social media site Parler limped back to life on Monday with a new Web host, retooled community guidelines and a promise that content inciting violence will be removed. He said while the …

CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him
3 years, 10 months ago

CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — John Matze says he has been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among social media services used to plan the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Matze’s announcement Wednesday followed Amazon’s Jan. 11 decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over its unwillingness to remove posts that called …

Social Media Platform Parler's CEO John Matze Fired, Claims He Wasn't Part of Decision
3 years, 10 months ago

Social Media Platform Parler's CEO John Matze Fired, Claims He Wasn't Part of Decision

News 18  

The board of Parler, a social media platform backed by Republican Party donor Rebekah Mercer and favored by US conservatives, has fired its CEO John Matze, he said on Wednesday. “Over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.” …

Chief of social media app Parler says board fired him
3 years, 10 months ago

Chief of social media app Parler says board fired him

Al Jazeera  

Parler, which has been removed from app stores and web hosting services, had become a platform for far-right groups. The board of Parler, a social media platform backed by Republican Party donor Rebekah Mercer and favoured by conservatives in the United States, has fired its Chief Executive Officer John Matze, he said. “Over the past few months, I’ve met constant …

Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site
3 years, 10 months ago

Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site

NPR  

Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated 6:21 p.m. John Matze said the company removed him as chief executive, following a fight with conservative donor Rebekah Mercer, who controls Parler's board, after an apparent fight over the future of free speech on …

Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down
3 years, 11 months ago

Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down

NPR  

Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down Enlarge this image toggle caption Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 5:50 p.m. Sponsor Message "The Court rejects any suggestion that the public interest favors requiring to host the incendiary speech that the record shows some of Parler's users have engaged in," Rothstein wrote …

Web Hosts, Services Connecting Websites To The Internet, Gain More Power
3 years, 11 months ago

Web Hosts, Services Connecting Websites To The Internet, Gain More Power

NPR  

Web Hosts, Services Connecting Websites To The Internet, Gain More Power The social media site Parler went dark after Amazon's web-hosting services pulled the plug. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: If you want to run a site on the Internet, you need a Web host, the service that actually connects a website to the Internet. That's the scenario that faced Amazon Web …

Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned service
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned service

LA Times  

Pro-Trump supporters riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Our return is inevitable due to hard work, and persistence against all odds,” Chief Executive John Matze wrote in a new post, the latest since Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the site and it was banned from Apple Inc.’s and Google’s app stores. We are becoming closer and stronger as …

Tory MPs joined right-wing ‘free speech’ platform Parler – report
3 years, 11 months ago

Tory MPs joined right-wing ‘free speech’ platform Parler – report

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} More than a …

Parler’s website shows signs of life with a brief message to ‘lovers and haters’
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler’s website shows signs of life with a brief message to ‘lovers and haters’

CNN  

Washington CNN Busness — Parler’s website suddenly reappeared online Sunday afternoon with a message from its CEO, John Matze: “Hello world, is this thing on?” The message, dated January 16, implies that the social network popular with members of the far right has found a new online hosting platform, after Parler was booted from Amazon Web Services on January 10 …

‘It could be never’: Parler CEO says social app may not return
3 years, 11 months ago

‘It could be never’: Parler CEO says social app may not return

Al Jazeera  

Several online service providers including Amazon, Apple and Google have cut off Parler following the storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters, accusing it of allowing violent content. Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by prominent service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, …

Amazon seeks to keep conservative app Parler offline
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon seeks to keep conservative app Parler offline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seattle-based Amazon com, Inc. has …

The Parler Bans Open a New Front in the 'Free Speech' Wars
3 years, 11 months ago

The Parler Bans Open a New Front in the 'Free Speech' Wars

Wired  

This was supposed to be Parler’s time to shine. Even as reports swirled that the platform had played a role in fomenting last week’s assault on the Capitol, Parler surged to become the top free app in Apple’s App Store. Over the weekend, Apple and Google told Parler that they were banning its mobile app from their app stores, and …

Parler operating off free trial software before right-wing app was removed from the internet
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler operating off free trial software before right-wing app was removed from the internet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parler, the notorious right-wing social media app, was using a free trial of …

What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?

The Hindu  

Before Apple Inc banned Parler from its App Store store on Saturday, the social media site topped the charts as the most popular free app on its App Store in the United States. The app has largely attracted U.S. conservatives who disagree with rules around content on social media sites like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc. Parler has had about …

Storming of US Capitol and Donald Trump's Twitter ban will be 'tipping point' for social media regulation, experts say
3 years, 11 months ago

Storming of US Capitol and Donald Trump's Twitter ban will be 'tipping point' for social media regulation, experts say

ABC  

Three months before a violent mob breached police barricades and stormed the US Capitol, Nina Jankowicz appeared before Congress members there, testifying to the House Intelligence Committee on the dangers of disinformation. "Not only have the US Government and social media platforms all but abdicated their responsibility to stop the threat of foreign disinformation over the past four years, domestic …

The tech industry used ‘the nuclear option’ to crack down on violent groups organizing online
3 years, 11 months ago

The tech industry used ‘the nuclear option’ to crack down on violent groups organizing online

CNN  

CNN Business — Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. “It was the nuclear option,” said Katie Fallow, senior staff attorney at Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute. Fallow said tech companies reacted with such strong actions, including the ban on Trump’s account, in response to …

Parler: Amazon defends booting messaging app over violent content
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler: Amazon defends booting messaging app over violent content

Al Jazeera  

Amazon suspended Parler after it was used by Trump supporters to organise storming of US Capitol last week. Amazon.com Inc. urged a judge not to order the company to restore web-hosting service to Parler LLC, saying the conservative social media platform failed to police violent content before and after the Capitol riot. Amazon Web Services suspended service for Parler after …

Tech giants banished Trump. Now things get complicated
3 years, 11 months ago

Tech giants banished Trump. Now things get complicated

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although they've long sought to remain neutral, Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms are …

Amazon to Remove QAnon Products From Platform Days After US Capitol Violence
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon to Remove QAnon Products From Platform Days After US Capitol Violence

News 18  

Amazon on Monday said it was working to remove some QAnon products from its online marketplace, citing policies that prohibit offensive items or other inappropriate content. The world’s largest online retailer drew scrutiny for having apparel with QAnon insignia and related books up for sale days after QAnon followers joined last week’s siege of the US Capitol, which left five …

US Capitol Riot: Tech Companies Face Backlash For Taking Action Against Trump, Twitter Shares Dip
3 years, 11 months ago

US Capitol Riot: Tech Companies Face Backlash For Taking Action Against Trump, Twitter Shares Dip

ABP News  

Tech companies including Amazon, Twitter and others have braced up for a fresh backlash after they took action against the US President Donald Trump for inciting violence and other websites for glorifying the Capitol Hill riot. The social media giant also company banned the phrase “stop the steal” altogether, citing use of the term to organize events contesting the outcome …

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege
3 years, 11 months ago

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

Associated Press  

The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before digital activists made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot. Google yanked Parler’s smartphone app from its app store Friday for allowing postings that seek …

The rise and fall of Parler, the right-wing app popular with Trump supporters
3 years, 11 months ago

The rise and fall of Parler, the right-wing app popular with Trump supporters

The Telegraph  

Within a matter of days, Parler has gone from reaching number one on the Apple App Store to being taking offline entirely over its ties to the siege on the US Capitol. It followed Parler's move to the top of Apple’s App Store on Friday, where it recorded 210,000 installs in a single day, according to figures from analytics site …

Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online

CNN  

CNN — Parler all but vanished from the internet this week. That’s because, McGregor said, many of Parler’s most extreme users are likely to have been connected already on other, similar platforms even before Parler was taken down. On Monday, Parler’s lawsuit claimed that being cut off by Amazon Web Services would spell the nascent platform’s “death knell.” The service, …

Conservative website Parler forced offline
3 years, 11 months ago

Conservative website Parler forced offline

Al Jazeera  

The conservative social network, Parler, was forced offline on Monday, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for failure to properly police violent content. In an email first obtained by BuzzFeed News, Amazon Web Services told Parler’s chief policy officer, Amy Peikoff, the social media platform violated Amazon’s terms of service by failing …

With Parler down, apps claiming ‘free speech’ for users vie to replace it
3 years, 11 months ago

With Parler down, apps claiming ‘free speech’ for users vie to replace it

LA Times  

Big Tech’s decision to ban the Parler app and block outgoing President Trump is stoking support for alternative social networking sites and apps that bill themselves as promoting free speech and privacy. With Parler out of the game, here’s where users are going instead: Gab Gab Chief Executive Andrew Torba said the social network got 600,000 new users in the …

Parler Sues Amazon, Seeking To Restore Web Service
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler Sues Amazon, Seeking To Restore Web Service

NPR  

Parler Sues Amazon, Seeking To Restore Web Service Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 1:40 p.m. "Over the past several weeks, we've reported 98 examples to Parler of posts that clearly encourage and incite violence," Amazon Web Services told a Parler representative on Saturday, according to court documents. The …

Parler goes dark and sues Amazon as Trump seeks a post-Twitter megaphone
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler goes dark and sues Amazon as Trump seeks a post-Twitter megaphone

LA Times  

President Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors in June. “It will kill Parler’s business — at the very time it is set to skyrocket.” Before suspending services, AWS reminded Parler in a letter, first reported by Buzzfeed, that it had informed Parler in the last few weeks of 98 examples of posts “that clearly encourage and …

Parler sues Amazon for yanking account following US Capitol siege
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler sues Amazon for yanking account following US Capitol siege

Al Jazeera  

Parler LLC, a social networking service favoured by many supporters of United States President Donald Trump, sued Amazon.com Inc on Monday, accusing its internet hosting service of making an illegal, politically motivated decision to shut down its account. Parler said Amazon Web Services shut down its account on Sunday night despite making no threats to suspend Twitter Inc, where it …

Parler to Morse Code: What are Donald Trump's Options after Twitter Banned Him for Inciting Mobs?
3 years, 11 months ago

Parler to Morse Code: What are Donald Trump's Options after Twitter Banned Him for Inciting Mobs?

News 18  

One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the president for inciting rebellion. In a statement Friday, Trump said: “We have been negotiating with various other sites, and will have a big announcement soon, while we also look at …

Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Networking App That Has Huge Donald Trump Supporters
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Networking App That Has Huge Donald Trump Supporters

News 18  

Apple and Amazon have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service popular with many right-leaning social media users has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence. Due to the “very real risk to public safety” that Parler poses, AWS plans to suspend Parler’s account effective Sunday, …

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