#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

“#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching” Parler has dropped the antitrust lawsuit it brought against Amazon after the tech titan booted the right-wing social network from its servers. In a three-page court filing, Parler said it was voluntarily dismissing its scathing January complaint accusing Amazon’s cloud computing unit of forcing its website offline out…

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#SkySilk, new Parler web host, backs its free speech mission

#SkySilk, new Parler web host, backs its free speech mission

“#SkySilk, new Parler web host, backs its free speech mission” Parler got back online with the help of a small web services company that wants to support the controversial platform’s free-speech-focused mission. California-based SkySilk Cloud Services confirmed that it’s providing “private cloud infrastructure and support services” for Parler, which relaunched Monday after a month-long outage….

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#Parler back online after month-long hiatus following Amazon ban

#Parler back online after month-long hiatus following Amazon ban

“#Parler back online after month-long hiatus following Amazon ban” Parler came back online Monday, more than a month after Amazon forced the controversial social network into a lengthy hiatus. The Twitter-like platform also named conservative activist Mark Meckler as its interim CEO after its board of directors fired co-founder John Matze, who led the company…

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#Parler CEO John Matze fired by company’s board

#Parler CEO John Matze fired by company’s board

“#Parler CEO John Matze fired by company’s board” Parler CEO John Matze has been fired as the conservative social media network remains offline since being booted from Amazon servers, according to a report. “On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler,” Matze…

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#The mob comes for Parler

#The mob comes for Parler

“#The mob comes for Parler” It wasn’t enough for tech companies to unite — collude? — to push conservative-friendly social-media app Parler and its 12 million users off the Internet. Enemies of the app have now doxed its CEO, threatening violence against him, his family and other Parler workers. It’s shameful. Mobs shouldn’t be deciding who can…

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#Parler is back online with message to ‘lovers and haters’

#Parler is back online with message to ‘lovers and haters’

“#Parler is back online with message to ‘lovers and haters’” The website for Parler, the conservative-friendly social media platform, was back online on Sunday — with a message for the company’s “lovers and haters.” “Hello world, is this thing on?” Parler CEO John Matze wrote on the website, above a note from the company saying the…

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#Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removing Parler from App Store

#Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removing Parler from App Store

“#Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removing Parler from App Store” Apple CEO Tim Cook defended removing Parler from his company’s App Store — saying he doesn’t see an “intersection” between the right to freedom of speech and the ability to provoke violence.  Apple and Google booted the conservative-leaning social media site’s app and Amazon –Web Services…

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