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Parler, a social network service popular with conservatives, went offline Monday after its web hosting service Amazon suspended it for allowing posts that encourage violence. Before the site went down, Parler CEO John Matze accused Amazon and other tech giants of a “war on free speech.” Google banned Parler’s smartphone app from its app store on Friday, also citing Parler’s allowance of posts that seek to incite violence in the United States. Apple instituted its own Parler ban on Saturday. The two-year-old Parler saw an increase in users in recent months as social media giants Facebook and Twitter stepped up enforcement of posts that violated their policies. Both Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump’s accounts last week after… Source link

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Users on the social media site Parler are waking up to find the alternative social network is completely offline. Amazon, which controls Parler’s web hosting services, pulled the plug at 3 a.m. after finding dozens of posts on the site that encouraged violence. Parler advertises itself as a free speech social network and is popular with President Donald Trump’s supporters. Visitors will now only see error messages. Apple and Google had already removed the APPs from their platforms. Parler’s CEO said the company is working to find an alternative host. MORE ON CBSPHILLY.COM When Can I Get The COVID-19 Vaccine In Pennsylvania, New Jersey Or Delaware? Philadelphia Police Detective Under Investigation For Allegedly Attending Trump Rally Preceding US Capitol… Source link

President Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege of the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where – if anywhere – on the internet he will be able to reach his followers. The far right-friendly Parler was the leading candidate, at least until Google and Apple removed it from their app stores and Amazon booted it off its web hosting service just after midnight Pacific time Monday. Parler was unreachable on the internet as of 4:30 a.m. EST. Parler’s CEO said that could knock it offline for a week, though that might prove optimistic. And even if it finds a friendlier web-hosting service, without a smartphone app, it’s hard to imagine Parler gaining mainstream success. … Source link

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By Nandita Bose, David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The decision by tech companies to clamp down on President Donald Trump’s ability to speak to followers through mainstream social media may force him to tap more traditional methods of communication or more isolated conservative online channels during his final days in office, experts say. FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone and the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Illustration Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc-owned Google, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc took their strongest actions yet against Trump to limit his reach, fearing continued violence stemming from his posts after his supporters attacked the U.S…. Source link