Apple released a statement saying, We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity. Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people s safety. We have suspended Parler from the App Store until they resolve these issues.
On Friday, Twitter pulled the plug permanently on President Trump s twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, citing concern that Trump would use it for further incitement of violence. Trump retorted that he d be building out our own platform in the near future. We will not be SILENCED!
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Parler, a particular alternative social-media platform that is known for its lax approach when it comes to moderating content appears to be experiencing a huge outage as of Friday evening. A number of users of this platform had tweeted that they were not able to access Parler s official website and app.
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According to an article by Business Insider, Parler did not give any response to a certain request for comment regarding this story. The reports of Parler s outage currently coincides with the reports that Apple is now threatening to ban Parler from its own App Store due to serious complaints.
Parler, the alternative social media platform popular with conservatives, has been banned from the Google Play Store, Google told CNN Business Friday evening.
Google said its app store has long required that apps displaying user-generated content have moderation policies in place to prevent the spread of violent rhetoric. We re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S., a Google spokesperson said. We recognize that there can be reasonable debate about content policies and that it can be difficult for apps to immediately remove all violative content, but for us to distribute an app through Google Play, we do require that apps implement robust moderation for egregious content. In light of this ongoing and urgent public safety threat, we are suspending the app s listings from the Play Store until it addresses these issues.