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Elon Musk says Ye is suspended from Twitter

The announcement by the Twitter CEO to suspend Ye came after the conservative social media platform Parler said it had agreed with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West to call off a deal.

December 02, 2022
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  • Mary Yang
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Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

October 17, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Apple's app store is poised to reinstate Parler, which it suspended after the Capitol riots over what it described as violations of its guidelines around violent content.

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Far-Right-Friendly Platform Parler Expected To Return To App Store Next Week

Apple suspended the platform from its app store in the wake of the Capitol riots, citing inadequate content moderation practices. Parler says it will relaunch next week with "several new safeguards."

April 20, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
SkySilk CEO Kevin Matossian joined the tech company just before it decided to help revive the conservative social media site Parler.

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Why SkySilk Came Out of Nowhere To Save Parler After Capitol Riot

After Amazon took Parler down over violent messages on the site, no tech services firm would help it come back online. Then an obscure Los Angeles-based company offered to help.

March 21, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Parler, a social media network embraced by right-wing users, announced its relaunch, a month after it was dropped by app stores and its Web host in the wake of the Capitol riot.

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After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

The conservative social network is relaunching under new leadership and on new technology, a month after being de-platformed. It says it will not rely on Big Tech for its operations.

February 15, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Rachel Treisman
Epik CEO Rob Monster standing in the backyard of his home in Sammamish, Wash.

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'Lex Luthor Of The Internet': Meet The Man Keeping Far-Right Websites Alive

Rob Monster, the chief executive of Epik, says his company's deals with websites Parler, Gab, BitChute and others is an act of free speech advocacy. Others say Epik is supporting hate speech.

February 09, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn

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Amazon Says Parler Systematically Unwilling To Remove Violent Content

Parler sued after Amazon Web Services booted it off the public Internet. The cloud service says the site has allowed threatening and hateful posts, even after last week's riot at the Capitol.

January 13, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo has been urging followers of her Twitter feed to join her on the social media app Parler.

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Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler, Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter

Backed by Rebekah Mercer, Parler is now one of the most downloaded smartphone apps, as conservatives complaining of censorship by Facebook and Twitter seek out other social media alternatives.

November 15, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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