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- Social network Parler is offline as Amazon banned it from its servers, following Google and Apple bans of the mobile Parler app.
- Parler has become increasingly more popular with conspiracy theorists and right-wing activists, including people who may have used the network to coordinate the assault on the Capitol building on January 6th.
- In the wake of the attack, some Parler members continued to incite violence and called for additional violent actions against Washington DC before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Twitter permanently banned Trump’s account after last week’s attack on the Capitol, just as Facebook announced similar measures. Parler, a social network that has seen an increase in popularity among right-wing activists, was removed from the Play Store on Friday. Google explained the app lacked a mechanism to moderate content in the wake of the events in Washington DC. “We’re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US,” Google said at the time.
Apple followed suit, taking Parler off the App Store on Saturday. Apple gave Parler 24 hours on Friday to mitigate the "planning of illegal and dangerous activities" on its social network or face a complete ban. “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 in a statement. On the same day, Amazon notified Parler that it would stop hosting the app on its Amazon Web Services (AWS), citing the same reasons as the other tech giants. The ban went into effect on Sunday before midnight, so Parler is inaccessible right now on any platform, including the web, iPhone, and Android.
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Conservative social network Parler taken offline by Amazon ban originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 07:31:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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