The social network, popular with President Trump’s supporters, went offline last week after it was kicked off Amazon’s servers. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
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Parler Returns In Skeletal Form, Reportedly With Backing From Infamous Russian-Owned Digital Firm
Infamous social network Parler has returned to the internet, with the company’s founders continuing to promise a full-fledged comeback after the site was banished for its role in the January 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. Parler went dark earlier … Read more…
Parler CEO John Matze expects social network to return by end of January
Parler CEO John Matze expects his controversial social network to get back online soon despite Amazon booting the app from its servers. Business | New York Post SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card … Read more…
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removing Parler from its App Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook defended removing Parler from his company’s App Store — saying he doesn’t see an “intersection” between the right to freedom of speech and the ability to provoke violence. Apple and Google booted the conservative-leaning social media … Read more…
Parler CEO: ‘No indication’ Big Tech shutdown threats were ‘deadly serious’ until last minute
Big Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google gave no indication to upstart social media platform Parler until the very last moment that their threats to pull the plug were “deadly serious,” Parler CEO John Matze told “Life, Liberty & Levin” in … Read more…
Parler urges federal judge to order Amazon to restore its platform
Parler on Thursday urged a US judge to order Amazon to restore the company’s account, saying Amazon had no evidence the social media platform was used to incite last week’s storming of the Capitol. At a hearing in Seattle federal court, Parler’s … Read more…
Trump wanted to join Parler under the name ‘Person X,’ CEO claims
President Trump considered joining Parler under a pseudonym in the months before the controversial social network went dark, its chief executive claimed in court papers. Trump had thought about moving to the Twitter-like platform — which was popular with his … Read more…
Amazon responds to Parler lawsuit
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Parler, a Platform Favored by Trump Fans, Struggles for Survival
Founded in 2018 as a libertarian-leaning alternative to Facebook and Twitter, the social network went dark after partners yanked the plug, accusing it of hosting violent content that contributed to last week’s Capitol Hill riot. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler sues Amazon after pro-Trump site goes dark
Social media site Parler was effectively taken off the Internet when Amazon, Apple and Google all pulled technical support. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
As tech giants recoil from Trump and Parler, is free speech at risk?
Social media clampdowns have been swift in the wake of the violent mob action at the nation’s Capitol. Is it censorship of conservatives? The Christian Science Monitor | USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler Sues Amazon After Tech Giant Kicks Site Off Its Servers
The social-media service has sued Amazon.com after the tech giant abruptly ended web-hosting services to the company, effectively halting its operation. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler sues Amazon Web Services after being forced offline
The 18-page complaint filed in Seattle federal court claims Amazon Web Services’ decision to stop hosting Parler was a politically motivated scheme to protect Twitter — another Amazon client — from competition. Business | New York Post SPECIAL DEAL UPDATE:
Parler app pulled offline as CEO warns of ‘longer than expected’ outage
Parler went offline early Monday after Amazon booted the controversial social network from its servers — and it might not be back soon. Parler’s official website was inaccessible Monday morning after Amazon Web Services said it would stop supporting the … Read more…
How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech
The app has renewed a debate about who holds power over online speech after the tech giants yanked their support for it and left it fighting for survival. Parler went dark early on Monday. NYT > Business > DealBook SPECIAL … Read more…
Parler Goes Dark After Amazon Kicks Site Off Its Servers
Social-media service Parler vanished just before midnight Sunday Pacific time, when Amazon followed through on its threat to stop hosting the public-messaging platform that has exploded in popularity among supporters of President Trump. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler Goes Dark After Amazon Kicks Site Off Its Servers
Social-media service Parler vanished just before midnight Sunday Pacific time, when Amazon followed through on its threat to stop hosting the public-messaging platform that has exploded in popularity among supporters of President Trump. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click … Read more…
Parler CEO says the service will be down ‘longer than expected’
Parler probably isn’t coming back any time soon. The social network that still supports Donald Trump and his followers — one of the few to do so right now — has been shut down after Amazon suspended it from its … Read more…
Parler CEO Mark Matze says tech bans are ‘an assault on everybody’
Parler CEO Mark Matze said Sunday that the “devastating” Big Tech ban of the right-wing app could put the company out of business, calling it “an assault on everybody.” Technology News & Reviews | New York Post SPECIAL DEALS UPDATE:
Tech firms ban Parler from platforms as Trump seeks new online megaphone
He has been kicked off most of the mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ rioting at the US Capitol, but President Donald Trump is still searching for online options to reach his followers. Tech News – Latest Technology and … Read more…
Parler social network drops offline after Amazon pulls support
The platform had been reliant on Amazon’s cloud computing service, which has pulled its support. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Parler Goes Dark After Amazon Withdraws Web Hosting Service
Parler, the far-right social network favored by many Trump supporters, went offline on Sunday evening, apparently due to the withdrawal of web hosting services by Amazon’s AWS division. Attempts by Variety to connect to the site on Monday arrived only … Read more…
In Major Blow, Amazon’s Web-Hosting Service Booting Right-Wing Parler Off The Internet
Amazon joined the growing list of companies cracking down on incitement to violence in the wake of the Capitol attack by Trump supporters. Politics – U.S. Political News, Opinion and Analysis SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free … Read more…
Parler App Booted Off Google and Apple Stores After Pro-Trump Violence
UPDATE: Late Saturday, Apple removed Parler from the App Store. “We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity,” Apple said … Read more…
Amazon suspends Parler, threatening to take pro-Trump site offline indefinitely
Parker’s CEO says the site could be unavailable for up to a week. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Amazon To Remove Parler From Web Services, Adding To Platform’s Suspensions
Amazon has followed in Apple and Google’s footsteps with plans to kick the conservative social platform Parler off its Web Services. Founded in 2018, Parler is described as a far-right alternate to Twitter. Numerous posts on the app, which bills … Read more…
Apple, Amazon remove Parler over accusations the platform helped incite Capitol attacks
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are removing Parler from their services, part of a growing backlash after the social media network was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. Apple dropped Parler from its App Store, while … Read more…
Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters
The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter. NYT > Business > DealBook SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to … Read more…
Capitol riot live updates: Air Force veteran fired after reported participation; Apple suspends Parler from App Store
More rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol arrested and charged. Trump banned from Twitter. Latest Capitol riots news. GANNETT Syndication Service SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% … Read more…
Apple, Amazon Move to Marginalize Parler
Amazon said it would stop providing cloud services to the platform and Apple suspended Parler from its App Store, sharply escalating a campaign by tech giants to regulate content they see as dangerous in the wake of the Capitol riot. … Read more…
Apple, Amazon Move to Marginalize Parler
Amazon said it would stop providing cloud services to the platform and Apple suspended Parler from its App Store, sharply escalating a campaign by tech giants to regulate content they see as dangerous in the wake of the Capitol riot. … Read more…
Apple, Amazon join Google in suspending Parler
Amazon joined tech giants Apple and Google in taking swift action against Parler, the social media platform favored by President Trump’s supporters, by suspending the app from being active on its servers on Saturday. Jeff Bezos’ company kicked Parler off … Read more…
Parler: Amazon to remove site from web hosting service
If Parler fails to find a new web hosting service by Sunday, the entire network will go offline. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Amazon Web Services gives Parler 24-hour notice that it will suspend services to the company
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Amazon to Suspend Hosting Services for Parler, Saying App ‘Poses a Very Real Risk to Public Safety’
Parler, the far-right social network favored by some Trump supporters, is set to go dark Sunday after Amazon’s AWS division said it is pulling the plug on the service’s hosting account. Amazon informed Parler, which boasts of taking a hands-off … Read more…
Google bans ‘free speech’ app Parler, Apple might follow
Parler was launched in 2018 and has proved popular among right-wing conservative groups, who often accuse the likes of Twitter and Facebook of censoring their views. Twitter has been increasingly moderating its platform over the course of 2020, particularly in … Read more…
Parler Pitched Itself as Twitter Without Rules. Not Anymore, Apple and Google Said.
Google and Apple told Parler, a social network popular with far-right conservatives, that it must better police its users if it wants a place in their app stores. NYT > Top Stories SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your … Read more…
Google Pulls Parler From App Store After Capitol Riot
Google said it acted because of “continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S.” Apple also threatened to ban Parler from its app store. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pulls Parler From App Store After Capitol Riot
Google said it acted because of “continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S.” Apple also threatened to ban Parler from its app store. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to … Read more…
Google Play suspends Parler, Apple threatens to
The app for a favorite social network of President Trump supporters will no longer be sold on Google Play — and Apple is also threatening to pull it, according to reports. Parler, which bills itself as “an unbiased social media … Read more…
Google suspends ‘free speech’ app Parler
Apple will also remove the social network from its App Store if it does not change its policies. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Virginia sheriff’s deputy fired over ‘disturbing’ posts on Parler
A sheriff’s deputy in Virginia was fired over social media posts on the website Parler that authorities have called “disturbing.” The sheriff’s office in Prince William County announced the firing on Saturday after the deputy, Aaron Hoffman, allegedly made a … Read more…
Parler CEO Says Platform Protects User Data and Speech
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These Trump supporters say big tech is biased. Here’s why they’re on Parler
As Facebook and Twitter bring in new rules to combat misinformation and hate, some Trump supporters are trying out a new social media platform with fewer rules. CNN.com – RSS Channel BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Conservatives grumbling about censorship say they’re flocking to Parler. They told us so on Twitter.
The pro-Trump Internet can’t stop talking about their exodus from Big Tech. But very few of them have actually abandoned their long-time social media homes. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler Makes Play for Conservatives Mad at Facebook, Twitter
The libertarian-minded platform aims to challenge tech giants through a focus on free speech. Prominent conservative donor Rebekah Mercer is among the company’s financial backers. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Parler Makes Play for Conservatives Mad at Facebook, Twitter
The libertarian-minded platform aims to challenge tech giants through a focus on free speech. Prominent conservative donor Rebekah Mercer is among the company’s financial backers. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription … Read more…
Why Parler has seen a surge in followers during the 2020 election
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How Some Conservatives Have Switched to Parler, Rumble and Newsmax
Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax. NYT > Business > DealBook SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and … Read more…
What my day on conservative social network Parler was like
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Gary Collins, a guru of off-the-grid living, asked his fans on Parler, the fast-rising Twitter copycat for conservatives, why they … Read more…
Parler ‘free speech’ app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat
The self-styled “free speech” application topped US download charts in the wake of the election. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Trump fans are flocking to the social media app Parler — its CEO is begging liberals to join them
Social media app Parler exploded this week, as Republican politicians flocked to the app and told their Twitter followers to join them. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
