Controversial Social Network Parler Officially Back on the App Store
Controversial social network Parler has officially relaunched on the iOS App Store. A new report from The Verge explains that the controversial social media company, which has pitched itself as a free speech alternative platform to Facebook and Twitter, was banned after the violent insurrection at the US Capitol in January. Apple determined at the time...
Apple to Allow Parler to Return to App Store With Approved Content Moderation Updates
Apple will allow Parler to return to its App Store with approved content moderation updates made since the social media platform was removed in January after the insurrection at the US Capitol. According to CNN, Apple wrote to Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Ken Buck to say that Parler is welcome again after it "has proposed...
Parler Sues Amazon for Suspending App’s Cloud Services
Parler sued Amazon's cloud-computing business Monday after the tech titan forced the controversial social network to go dark. 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, reads a new report from...
Google Removes Parler From the Play Store
According to The Verge on Friday, Google removed "unbiased" social media app Parler from the Play Store for hosting content intended to incite violence: In order to protect user safety on Google Play, our longstanding policies require that apps displaying user-generated content have moderation policies and enforcement that removes egregious content like posts that incite violence....