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New York (AFP) - Social network Parler announced Monday a deal for Kanye West to buy the platform popular with US conservatives, just over a week after the rapper's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over anti-Semitic posts. West -- now known as Ye -- has recently alienated fans and business partners with anti-Semitic comments, interest in racist conspiracy theories and wearing a provocative "White Lives Matter" T-shirt at Paris fashion week. "In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Google allowed social media network Parler back into its Play Store Friday, more than a year after banning the platform popular with conservatives in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol. Google pulled the Parler app from its online marketplace just days after the deadly attack on the seat of US government on January 6, 2021, saying it had allowed "egregious content" that could incite more violence. Parler had become a haven for far-right personalities who say they have been censored by other social media platforms such as Twitter. The attack on the Capitol, in...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Parler, the social media platform popular with conservatives before being banned over its association with the January 6 US Capitol violence, made a return to Apple's online marketplace on Monday. The move comes a month after the iPhone maker said it would allow the application with updates aimed at curbing incitements to violence. Parler said in a statement that it provided "incontrovertible evidence to Congress and the public that... (its) scapegoating and deplatforming was profoundly unjust." The company claimed to have more than 20 million users before being pulled fr...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A version of social network Parler updated to curb incitements to violence has been cleared to return to Apple's App Store, a US congressman said Monday. A team at Apple devoted to reviewing whether apps submitted to its App Store conform to its policies has approved a modified version of Parler, which had become popular with conservatives before it was booted off online marketplaces. The news came from a copy of a letter from Apple posted on Twitter by US Representative Ken Buck of Colorado. "Parler has proposed updates to its app and the app's content moderation practic...
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Washington (AFP) - Parler social network popular with Donald Trump supporters took aim at Amazon in a state court Wednesday after dropping a federal lawsuit over the internet titan's decision to stop hosting its website due to user posts inciting violence. Parler filed the new lawsuit in Washington state, where Amazon has its headquarters, hoping the case will stand better chances under local laws regarding defamation, breach of contract, and consumer protection. However Amazon told AFP there was "no merit" to the claims. "As shown by the evidence in Parler's federal lawsuit, it was clear that...
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Washington (AFP) - Social network Parler, which is popular with supporters of Donald Trump, announced Monday it had relaunched after being forced offline over incitements to violence on the platform. Parler, which calls itself "the free speech social network", came under scrutiny following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Apple and Google pulled the network's app from their download platforms and Amazon's web hosting service cut ties as well. "Parler was built to offer a social media platform that protects free speech and values privacy and civil discourse," interim CEO Mark Meckler sa...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Parler has fired the chief executive from the ultraconservative-leaning social network embroiled in controversy stemming from the deadly attack on the US Capitol, Fox News reported Wednesday. Fox cited a memo sent by John Matze to Parler employees saying the board of directors booted him from his position as top executive on January 29. "Over the past few months, I've met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed," Matze was quoted as saying in the memo. Nevada-based Parler, which launche...
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Washington (AFP) - Parler, the social network popular among conservatives, could return to Apple's App Store if it changes how it moderates posts on the platform, the tech giant's CEO Tim Cook said Sunday. Apple suspended all downloads of the Parler app following the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, citing postings on the platform that could incite further violence. Google and Amazon also cut ties with the company. Speaking to Fox News Sunday, Cook justified suspending Parler, favored by supporters of President Donald Trump. "We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there, and...
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New York (AFP) - The social platform Parler sued Amazon on Monday after the tech giant's web division forced the conservative-favored network offline for failing to rein in incitements to violence. Nevada-based Parler asked a federal court for a restraining order to block Amazon Web Services from cutting off access to internet servers. The suit comes amid a wave of action by online giants blocking access to President Donald Trump's supporters in the wake of last week's US Capitol invasion and purported plans for new violent demonstrations, especially on the day President-elect Joe Biden is due...
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San Francisco (AFP) - The conservative social network Parler was forced offline Monday, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content. The site's popularity soared in recent weeks, becoming the number one download from Apple's App Store after the much larger Twitter banned US President Donald Trump from its platform for his role in inciting a riot at the US Capitol last week. Messages of support for Wednesday's attack in Washington DC -- along with calls for more demonstrations -- had flourished on ...
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