After a Year in Exile, Parler Is Back on the Web. But Why?
Parler is back, baby. After a year-long hiatus from the web, the conservative social media site has returned to the internet, and this time its new owners are promising it…
Florida and Texas Social Media Content Moderation Bans Heading to Supreme Court
Both Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed bills in the last few years trying to block social media companies from moderating content or otherwise banning accounts.Photo:…
Parler’s New Owner Is in It for the Money, Not the Politics
Last week, the right-wing social network Parler was sold to a media conglomerate called Starboard. The company shut Parler down indefinitely to “undergo a strategic assessment.” It marks the end…
Parler Could Get a Spin-Off by Disgruntled Former Employees
Disgruntled former Parler employees are pushing back against Starboard’s acquisition of the platform, saying they will create their own version of the far-right social media site that fulfills its original…
Parler’s New Owner Is Putting the Platform on Hiatus
Parler is apparently getting another lease on life, but first it has to die. The “free speech alternative” social network, popular among conservatives and the likes of Alex Jones, officially…
Apple allows right-wing social network Parler back on App Store
Many Apple fans are looking forward to tomorrow’s big event. Conservative and right-leaning iPhone users, however, got some interesting news today. Parler, the right-wing social media platform, is coming back…
Parler explains ‘free speech’ to angry users after sharing Capitol riot posts with the FBI
Parler tried to throw Facebook under the bus. Now the right wing social network’s users are angry. Just as Congress was finishing up grilling the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and…
Parler is trying to throw Facebook under the bus for the U.S. Capitol riots
In early February, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform asked social media platform Parler to produce information regarding its finances and potential ties to foreign entities. The request…
Parler is back after going dark for a month
Parler announced that it will relaunch independently of other hosting services. The social media site went down in January when Amazon Web Services, which hosted Parler, suspended it for…
Parler offered Trump an ownership stake to post there, report claims
Parler wanted Donald Trump, and badly. The team behind the social media platform known for its far-right friendly approach to content moderation and, more recently, hosting issues, reportedly offered Trump…