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Parler |
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"Parler's
userbase grew
exponentially during
2020 with minimal
content moderation.
After reports that
Parler was used to
coordinate the 2021
storming of the U.S.
Capitol, several
companies denied it
their services.
Apple and Google
removed Parler's
mobile app from
their app stores,
and
Parler went offline
on January 10, 2021,
when Amazon Web
Services canceled
its hosting
services. Before it
went offline in
January 2021,
according to Parler,
the service had
about 15 million
users." |
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Right-Wing Social Media App Parler Has Been Removed
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"We're aware of continued posting in the
Parler
app
that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US," a
Google spokesperson said. "We recognize that there
can be reasonable debate about content policies and
that it can be difficult for apps to immediately
remove all violative content, but for us to
distribute an app through Google Play, we do require
that apps implement robust moderation for egregious
content. In light of this ongoing and urgent public
safety threat, we are suspending the app's listings
from the Play Store until it addresses these
issues." |
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Jan. 8, 2021 |
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I Tried Parler, The Social Media App Where Hate
Speech Thrives |
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"Fear and loathing are apt descriptors for the site,
where the rancor of the far-right thrives. Beneath
the thin guise of the app’s self-proclaimed emphasis
on “free speech” lies the ability to say not just a
hypothetical “anything,” but specifically to share
racist slurs and violent threats toward political
opponents. On
Parler,
Nazi imagery flourishes, death threats abound, and
conspiracy theories reign" |
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Nov. 30, 2020 |
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Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded
Parler, Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter |
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"Parler, founded in 2018, touts itself as "the
world's premier free speech platform." On Saturday,
CEO and co-founder John Matze said one of the
privately owned company's early investors is Rebekah
Mercer, who along with her father, hedge fund
billionaire Robert Mercer, has been a backer of
President
Trump and is also a major donor to
conservative causes, including Breitbart News and
former White House strategist Steve Bannon." |
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Nov. 14, 2020 |
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Is Parler
Right Biased? |
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"Maybe not
intentionally, but
absolutely" |
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Nov. 12, 2020 |
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