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Parler—the rightwing social media platform that sought to carve out a niche for itself by refusing to moderate conspiracy theories, hate speech, and incitements to violence—is searching for a new home. The platform got kicked offline after extremists used Parler to coordinate the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. But it wasn’t American courts, elected officials, or law enforcement agents who gave it the boot: That responsibility fell to a trio of Big Tech companies whose infrastructure helps form the backbone of the internet. On Jan. 9, Apple and Google removed Parler from the App Store and the Android Marketplace, respectively, actions that prevented new users from downloading the app. The next day, Amazon Web Services dropped Parler as a client, which severed the social media… Source link

Parler registered its domain with Epik, a company known for hosting other far-right websites including Gab. Epik said in a statement released Monday that though Parler registered its domain with the company, the companies had not been in contact.  Parler has denied allegations that it has become a haven for the far-right, but threats related to the Capitol insurrection thrived on the platform.  Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. After Amazon Web Services (AWS) severed ties with Parler, citing the social-media platform’s history of hosting far-right extremist content that contributed to Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol, the social platform appears to have found a new home. Parler registered its domain with Epik, a company known for hosting… Source link

If you’re looking for a cPanel/CentOS replacement, Jack Wallen thinks Virtualmin might do the job. He’ll show you what the tool has to offer and how to install it on Ubuntu Server. Image: iStock/klmax For many, Red Hat pulling support from the standard CentOS releases had some serious side effects. One of the biggest dominoes to fall was cPanel–for many web hosting companies, cPanel is the de facto standard control panel. It offers absolutely everything necessary to manage the hosting of your every client’s needs. Once Red Hat pulled the plug on CentOS 8,… Source link

The logo of the social media platform Parler. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP) Parler has reportedly moved its domain name to a Sammamish web-hosting company, after the website’s hosting services were terminated by Amazon earlier in the week. As of Monday, Parler’s domain name has now been moved over to Sammamish-based Epik. As for larger hosting services, a lawsuit filed by Parler against Amazon says the company “has been unable to find an… Source link

Parler, the social media alternative to Twitter, has reportedly found web hosting refuge after the platform was booted from Amazon’s web hosting services. What’s the background? After the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, Parler became a central target of Big Tech over allegations that it was hosting content that helped incite the violence. Parler was eventually kicked from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, meaning the app is unavailable for download on the two most widely used smartphone operating systems. Amazon Web Services then suspended web hosting service Sunday. All three companies claimed Parler did not sufficiently moderate content posted to its platform. Parler CEO John Matze denounced the decisions as a “coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill… Source link