Parler on brink of blackout
January 11, 2021- Share:
Parler, the angel-backed social-media app popular with the right, said it was on the verge of going offline Sunday night after losing support of Google, Apple and Amazon Web Services over its lack of moderation of violent content. Extremists who planned to storm the U.S. Capitol reportedly used the app to spread violent messages ahead of the assault.
CEO John Matze said in a post that the app could go offline for up to a week before it can find alternative web hosting. BuzzFeed News reported that Amazon AWS kicked Parler off its servers because of calls for violence over its network. Apple and Google removed Parler from their app stores, saying the company missed a deadline to filter content that violates their terms of service. Parler's investors include Robert and Rebekah Mercer, the conservative donors who backed Breitbart News.
CEO John Matze said in a post that the app could go offline for up to a week before it can find alternative web hosting. BuzzFeed News reported that Amazon AWS kicked Parler off its servers because of calls for violence over its network. Apple and Google removed Parler from their app stores, saying the company missed a deadline to filter content that violates their terms of service. Parler's investors include Robert and Rebekah Mercer, the conservative donors who backed Breitbart News.
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