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Parler is now registered to Epik, a domain hosting service, according to public records.

The news came Monday, the same day Parler sued Amazon after being forced offline Sunday at midnight ET when Amazon terminated its web services.

Representatives for Epik did not immediately return calls from TheWrap. A Monday statement from senior vice president of communications Robert Davis, however, said the company had “had no contact or discussions with Parler in any form regarding [the] organization becoming their registrar or hosting provider.”

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The statement also took aim at the media: “We have received a number of media requests for comment and story inclusion. Many seem intent to rehash prior falsehoods, and grossly…

After major online service providers cut ties with Parler following last week’s Capitol riots, the controversial social network has transferred its domain to Epik, a domain registrar and web hosting service known to host far-right platforms.

Parler, which bills itself as an online haven for free speech, is popular with conservatives, far-right groups and conspiracy theorists due to its lack of content moderation. Following the storming of the Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, Parler was widely criticized as a breeding ground for unfiltered hate speech and dangerous rhetoric. The Capitol attack, which left five dead, is believed to have been planned on the platform.

On Sunday, Amazon Web Services suspended Parler’s web hosting account—effectively deactivating…

The website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin, Jan. 10, 2021. The platform’s logo is on a screen in the background. The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday, Jan. 11, over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before hackers made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)